The city's image of an emerging information technology hub and a medical tourism centre seems to be having a cascading effect, and a much-desired one at that.
The city planners are not stopping with just key infrastructure such as roads. They also plan to prevent mushrooming of slums so that the city does not go the Chennai or Mumbai way. The immediate task on hand involves relocation of the existing slums before they become too unwieldy.
The Coimbatore Corporation has chalked out a Rs. 281-crore plan to rid the city of slums. If the plan is implemented, visitors to the city may not get to see these people living in huts. Instead, there will be multi-storeyed dwellings with elevators, recreation space and shops.
"The aim is to remove the slums now located along canals and tanks and also in other areas that impede development and re-locate them," says Corporation Commissioner P. Muthuveeran. "A clean image of the city and decent living standards for these people are the twin objectives," says Mr Muthuveeran.
A 110-acre site at Ukkadam on the southern border of the city and the erstwhile compost yard at Kavundampalayam on the north have been tentatively identified for the purpose.
Both areas will be developed into residential localities where these people can lead a healthy life, and also not feel that they have been removed from the city.
"We will interact with the slum dwellers and involve the councillors in the process as they are very vital in convincing these people on the project," says the Commissioner.
Courtesy : The Hindu
Friday, August 11, 2006
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Sri Lanka invites Coimbatore SSIs
Coimbatore small-scale industries now have another opportunity to expand their business beyond the national boundaries.
Small and medium enterprise developers and the Ministry of Rural Industries and Self-Employment Promotion of Sri Lanka have invited member units of Coimbatore District Small Industries Association (CODISSIA) to participate in the `International Machinery Exhibition and Trade Fair' to be organised in Colombo from September 8 to 10.
Advantages
Besides concession in stall rates, the organisers have offered packages for air travel too. "They want industries from Coimbatore to exhibit their products at the fair for the benefit of their small-scale industries," says K. Balachandran, the CODISSIA president.
Sri Lanka is a member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and hence industries here will be able to export without any tariff barrier. Proximity is another advantage.
They need components for machines and the small-scale units here will be able to double their business in two years with these advantages, he adds.
Some members of the association are exporting to Sri Lanka and they go to international trade fairs related to their field. This time the CODISSIA plans a delegation of about 25 members and another team of 25 participants.
"This will give a boost to Coimbatore industries."
For the SSIs here, Mr. Balachandran notes: They have to look at more markets, increasing production and scaling up their capacities.
Initially, the small units should tap the potential in countries such as Sri Lanka and Bangladesh (the SAARC countries). Some textile units are exporting to Bangladesh and the engineering units have opportunities in Sri Lanka. The small-scale units here that manufacture small components can export to Sri Lanka.
Exhibits
Exhibits at the fair will include machinery for food processing, metal working, welding equipment, coir processing, gem and jewellery making and electrical goods.
Ancillary equipment, processes, methods and new technology for preservation of rice products, metal finishing, moulds and tools and chemical supplies will also be displayed. The list of participants will be finalised before August 12.
Courtesy: The Hindu
Small and medium enterprise developers and the Ministry of Rural Industries and Self-Employment Promotion of Sri Lanka have invited member units of Coimbatore District Small Industries Association (CODISSIA) to participate in the `International Machinery Exhibition and Trade Fair' to be organised in Colombo from September 8 to 10.
Advantages
Besides concession in stall rates, the organisers have offered packages for air travel too. "They want industries from Coimbatore to exhibit their products at the fair for the benefit of their small-scale industries," says K. Balachandran, the CODISSIA president.
Sri Lanka is a member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and hence industries here will be able to export without any tariff barrier. Proximity is another advantage.
They need components for machines and the small-scale units here will be able to double their business in two years with these advantages, he adds.
Some members of the association are exporting to Sri Lanka and they go to international trade fairs related to their field. This time the CODISSIA plans a delegation of about 25 members and another team of 25 participants.
"This will give a boost to Coimbatore industries."
For the SSIs here, Mr. Balachandran notes: They have to look at more markets, increasing production and scaling up their capacities.
Initially, the small units should tap the potential in countries such as Sri Lanka and Bangladesh (the SAARC countries). Some textile units are exporting to Bangladesh and the engineering units have opportunities in Sri Lanka. The small-scale units here that manufacture small components can export to Sri Lanka.
Exhibits
Exhibits at the fair will include machinery for food processing, metal working, welding equipment, coir processing, gem and jewellery making and electrical goods.
Ancillary equipment, processes, methods and new technology for preservation of rice products, metal finishing, moulds and tools and chemical supplies will also be displayed. The list of participants will be finalised before August 12.
Courtesy: The Hindu
Friday, July 28, 2006
PMK demands more districts in Tamil Nadu
The PMK Thursday called for the creation of eight new districts in Tamil Nadu for smooth administration.
Legislators of the party, which is an ally of the United Progressive Alliance as well as the DMK government in the state, raised the issue in the assembly.
PMK founder S. Ramadoss later said that Villupuram, Coimbatore, Salem and Vellore districts should be divided. 'Each of these districts have more than 10 assembly constituencies and are too big to administer,' he told reporters.
There are 30 districts in Tamil Nadu, with Krishnagiri being the last one to be created in 2004 by bifurcating the Dharmapuri district.
Last week, the DMK government had announced that the central Perambalur district would be divided to form another district with headquarters at Ariyalur.
Courtesy : Daily India
Legislators of the party, which is an ally of the United Progressive Alliance as well as the DMK government in the state, raised the issue in the assembly.
PMK founder S. Ramadoss later said that Villupuram, Coimbatore, Salem and Vellore districts should be divided. 'Each of these districts have more than 10 assembly constituencies and are too big to administer,' he told reporters.
There are 30 districts in Tamil Nadu, with Krishnagiri being the last one to be created in 2004 by bifurcating the Dharmapuri district.
Last week, the DMK government had announced that the central Perambalur district would be divided to form another district with headquarters at Ariyalur.
Courtesy : Daily India
Is Coimbatore set for an expansion?
After the previous expansion in 1981, the Coimbatore Corporation seems to be thinking of stretching its boundaries further to bring the peripheral areas under its control.
The aim is to provide these areas with better services in view of the projected growth, to be spurred by an information technology park. The present increase of housing colonies in the suburbs has also set the Corporation mulling an expansion.
"Maybe, such an expansion will help in the creation of the much-demanded Coimbatore Metropolitan Development Authority," says the Corporation Commissioner, P. Muthuveeran. "An authority of such stature will require a large city area." It is now 105.6 sq.km. with a population of 13 lakhs.
But the plan is at a very preliminary stage, Mr Muthuveeran says. Views of stakeholders ( people in the peripheral areas), experts in town planning and also the industrial associations will have to be obtained before venturing into it.
Planners in the Corporation appear to be contemplating an expansion because residents in the suburbs such as Kurichi, Kuniamuthur, Kavundampalayam, Vadavalli, Chinniampalayam and Kalapatti identify themselves more with the city.
Given the hectic growth in these areas, the Corporation feels it may be able to serve them better with its greater financial strength. With huge funds coming from the Union Urban Development Ministry for infrastructure schemes in big cities, Coimbatore city and its outlying areas will only benefit from an expansion. Property tax, water charges and other non-tax revenue contribute revenue to local bodies that in turn can be used for development activities. But such resources are not enough to meet big infrastructure needs of these areas that almost match the city in the pace of growth. The Coimbatore Airport is located on the city border but under the control of a panchayat. Even garbage clearance is poor on the approach road to the airport. "If it is under the Corporation, there can be greater focus on maintenance," says Mr. Muthuveeran.
The fresh plan seems to have arisen out of a need for the maintenance of every infrastructure by one agency, even in the fringes whose boundaries with the city are becoming blurred.
Courtesy: The Hindu
The aim is to provide these areas with better services in view of the projected growth, to be spurred by an information technology park. The present increase of housing colonies in the suburbs has also set the Corporation mulling an expansion.
"Maybe, such an expansion will help in the creation of the much-demanded Coimbatore Metropolitan Development Authority," says the Corporation Commissioner, P. Muthuveeran. "An authority of such stature will require a large city area." It is now 105.6 sq.km. with a population of 13 lakhs.
But the plan is at a very preliminary stage, Mr Muthuveeran says. Views of stakeholders ( people in the peripheral areas), experts in town planning and also the industrial associations will have to be obtained before venturing into it.
Planners in the Corporation appear to be contemplating an expansion because residents in the suburbs such as Kurichi, Kuniamuthur, Kavundampalayam, Vadavalli, Chinniampalayam and Kalapatti identify themselves more with the city.
Given the hectic growth in these areas, the Corporation feels it may be able to serve them better with its greater financial strength. With huge funds coming from the Union Urban Development Ministry for infrastructure schemes in big cities, Coimbatore city and its outlying areas will only benefit from an expansion. Property tax, water charges and other non-tax revenue contribute revenue to local bodies that in turn can be used for development activities. But such resources are not enough to meet big infrastructure needs of these areas that almost match the city in the pace of growth. The Coimbatore Airport is located on the city border but under the control of a panchayat. Even garbage clearance is poor on the approach road to the airport. "If it is under the Corporation, there can be greater focus on maintenance," says Mr. Muthuveeran.
The fresh plan seems to have arisen out of a need for the maintenance of every infrastructure by one agency, even in the fringes whose boundaries with the city are becoming blurred.
Courtesy: The Hindu
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Airtel launches Fixed Wireless Phone in Coimbatore
Telecom major Bharti Airtel today launched its Fixed Wireless Phone (FWP) services in Coimbatore.
With the launch of 'Airtel Mega' FWP services, the company completed its telecom services portfolio for all segments of the market and fulfilled the needs of customers for an innovative home phone service, P Swaminathan, Chief Executive Officer, Bharti Airtel Ltd, Mobility, Tamil Nadu, told reporters here.
Operated on the GSM network, the service is available in attractive Postpaid and Prepaid tariff plans and would be rolled out progressively across the length and breadth of Airtel's wireless network, spanning virtually the entire urban landscape plus over 10,000 villages in Tamil Nadu, he said.
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Courtesy : The Hindu
With the launch of 'Airtel Mega' FWP services, the company completed its telecom services portfolio for all segments of the market and fulfilled the needs of customers for an innovative home phone service, P Swaminathan, Chief Executive Officer, Bharti Airtel Ltd, Mobility, Tamil Nadu, told reporters here.
Operated on the GSM network, the service is available in attractive Postpaid and Prepaid tariff plans and would be rolled out progressively across the length and breadth of Airtel's wireless network, spanning virtually the entire urban landscape plus over 10,000 villages in Tamil Nadu, he said.
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Courtesy : The Hindu
Monday, July 24, 2006
DMK turns jail into spa for Coimbatore terror accused
One man has reason to laugh at all the tough talk on the need to crack down on terror: Abdul Nasser Mahdani, key accused in the 1998 Coimbatore serial blasts that targeted BJP leader L K Advani and killed 58 people and left several more injured.
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While the Left and the Congress in Kerala—Mahdani is a leader of the Muslim hardline People’s Democratic Party in the state—both are falling over each other in trying to woo him, in Tamil Nadu where he is in prison, Chief Minister and DMK president M Karunanidhi has bestowed new life upon him.
In fact, Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan’s plea for ayurvedic treatment for Mahdani “languishing in prison for more than eight years, having lost weight drastically from 104 kg to 54 kg,” seems to have “moved” Karunanidhi.
For, ever since he was sworn in as Chief Minister, the atmosphere has been upbeat in the high-security prison here, housing Mahdani and 166 Al Umma prisoners, mostly arrested for the Coimbatore blasts.
Thanks to Karunanidhi, a team of 10 masseurs and four senior Ayurvedic doctors began their “high quality treatment” on Mahdani, who has been housed in the prison’s hospital wing since 2001.
Courtesy : Indian Express
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While the Left and the Congress in Kerala—Mahdani is a leader of the Muslim hardline People’s Democratic Party in the state—both are falling over each other in trying to woo him, in Tamil Nadu where he is in prison, Chief Minister and DMK president M Karunanidhi has bestowed new life upon him.
In fact, Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan’s plea for ayurvedic treatment for Mahdani “languishing in prison for more than eight years, having lost weight drastically from 104 kg to 54 kg,” seems to have “moved” Karunanidhi.
For, ever since he was sworn in as Chief Minister, the atmosphere has been upbeat in the high-security prison here, housing Mahdani and 166 Al Umma prisoners, mostly arrested for the Coimbatore blasts.
Thanks to Karunanidhi, a team of 10 masseurs and four senior Ayurvedic doctors began their “high quality treatment” on Mahdani, who has been housed in the prison’s hospital wing since 2001.
Courtesy : Indian Express
Friday, July 21, 2006
Pumps, nameplates, stickers with forged ISI marks seized in Coimbatore
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) today seized large number of pumps, nameplates and stickers with forged ISI marks, during a raid conducted at an industry premises in the city.
After receiving information, BIS officials carried out search and seizure operation at a manufacturing unit in Elango Nagar in Avarampalayam near here and seized some ISI marked self priming pumps, nameplates and stickers.
Legal action would be initiated against the manufacturer for misuse of BIS standard mark (ISI) as per the provisions of the BIS Act, 1986 and the offence is punishable by imprisonment upto one year or fine upto Rs.50,000 or both, P Radhakrishna, Scientist and Head, BIS, said here in a release.
Radhakrishna also requested the public to bring any case of misuse of ISI mark to the department for immediate action.
Courtesy:New Kerala
After receiving information, BIS officials carried out search and seizure operation at a manufacturing unit in Elango Nagar in Avarampalayam near here and seized some ISI marked self priming pumps, nameplates and stickers.
Legal action would be initiated against the manufacturer for misuse of BIS standard mark (ISI) as per the provisions of the BIS Act, 1986 and the offence is punishable by imprisonment upto one year or fine upto Rs.50,000 or both, P Radhakrishna, Scientist and Head, BIS, said here in a release.
Radhakrishna also requested the public to bring any case of misuse of ISI mark to the department for immediate action.
Courtesy:New Kerala
Thursday, July 20, 2006
GoAir to operate Kochi-Coimbatore flight
Budget airline GoAir will add five more sectors with eight new flights next month to expand its fleet by 33 per cent as it revamps its operations in the fast growing domestic aviation market.
The new sectors are Goa-Delhi, Pune-Delhi, Mumbai- Chennai, Mumbai-Hyderabad and Kochi-Coimbatore, the airline promoted by the Wadia group said here today.
The new flights will begin from August 22, it said.
"This is part of our strategy to consolidate on key routes within our current network. These routes will provide convenient service to business and leisure travellers alike," GoAir Managing Director Jeh Wadia said.
With the launch of the new routes, GoAir will operate 32 daily flights across 13 destinations.
The airline has also announced 50,000 tickets at special fares starting from Rs 525. These tickets will be available to passengers who wish to travel between July 19 and December 16, and will be applicable to both existing and new sectors to be launched next month, the airline said.
Last week, GoAir placed an order for 10 Airbus A320s as part of its fleet augmentation programme.
The low-cost carrier currently operates a fleet of Airbus A320s, with 24 flights covering 13 cities including Jammu and Srinagar.
The Hindu
The new sectors are Goa-Delhi, Pune-Delhi, Mumbai- Chennai, Mumbai-Hyderabad and Kochi-Coimbatore, the airline promoted by the Wadia group said here today.
The new flights will begin from August 22, it said.
"This is part of our strategy to consolidate on key routes within our current network. These routes will provide convenient service to business and leisure travellers alike," GoAir Managing Director Jeh Wadia said.
With the launch of the new routes, GoAir will operate 32 daily flights across 13 destinations.
The airline has also announced 50,000 tickets at special fares starting from Rs 525. These tickets will be available to passengers who wish to travel between July 19 and December 16, and will be applicable to both existing and new sectors to be launched next month, the airline said.
Last week, GoAir placed an order for 10 Airbus A320s as part of its fleet augmentation programme.
The low-cost carrier currently operates a fleet of Airbus A320s, with 24 flights covering 13 cities including Jammu and Srinagar.
The Hindu
Friday, July 14, 2006
Maran for passport office in coimbatore
Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Dayanidhi Maran has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Minister of State for External Affairs E.Ahamed to set up passport offices in Madurai and Coimbatore.
He assured them that the State Government was willing to provide land/building for locating these new passport offices. In a letter to the Prime Minister, he said Chennai and Tiruchi offices each handle over 2.5 lakh applications.
The Western region comprising Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Erode, Namakkal and Salem districts could be covered by the Coimbatore passport office and the southern districts including Madurai, Kanyakumari, Theni, Tuticorin, Tirunelveli and Virudhunagar would come under the purview of the Madurai office, he said in his letter.
Courtesy : The Hindu
He assured them that the State Government was willing to provide land/building for locating these new passport offices. In a letter to the Prime Minister, he said Chennai and Tiruchi offices each handle over 2.5 lakh applications.
The Western region comprising Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Erode, Namakkal and Salem districts could be covered by the Coimbatore passport office and the southern districts including Madurai, Kanyakumari, Theni, Tuticorin, Tirunelveli and Virudhunagar would come under the purview of the Madurai office, he said in his letter.
Courtesy : The Hindu
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Radio City FM in coimbatore by March 2007
Press Trust of India / Chennai July 10, 2006
Music Broadcast Private Limited, which runs Radio City FM stations, has bagged licences to operate FM radio stations in 16 cities.
"All the stations would be commissioned by March next," Apruva Purohit, CEO of Radio City, said after launching the transmission of Radio City in Chennai today.
With the central government planning a big expansion of FM network, the scope for growth was very large, she said.
Radio City would start broadcast in Jaipur in a fortnight and in Coimbatore before March 2007, Purohit added.
Music Broadcast Private Limited, which runs Radio City FM stations, has bagged licences to operate FM radio stations in 16 cities.
"All the stations would be commissioned by March next," Apruva Purohit, CEO of Radio City, said after launching the transmission of Radio City in Chennai today.
With the central government planning a big expansion of FM network, the scope for growth was very large, she said.
Radio City would start broadcast in Jaipur in a fortnight and in Coimbatore before March 2007, Purohit added.
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