Mayor R. Venkatachalam has appealed to the city's residents to use drinking water judiciously during summer.
Fast depleting
Mr. Venkatachalam told reporters that water levels in the two major reservoirs, Siruvani and Pilloor, were fast depleting.
Siruvani storage
The Siruvani storage stood at 871.49 m (last year at this time it was 872.75 m). As against the requirement of 75 mld (million litres per day), the city is getting only 73 mld. Pilloor supply is 60 mld against the requirement of 64 mld.
To overcome the shortfall, the Corporation has begun digging borewells in every ward for supply of hard water for purposes other than drinking water. Stringent action would be taken against water theft using motor pumps from main pipelines. Those found drawing more water would face disconnection of supply without any prior notice besides legal action, the Mayor said. Those penalised for these offences would not be able to avail new connection or a reconnection immediately.
Mechanism
The Corporation was also evolving a mechanism wherein the ward councillors would join the water supply engineers in patrolling residential areas to detect theft of water using motor pumps.
The public could inform about water thefts at the Mayor's office at 0422-2395884. Identity of the informant would be kept confidential, he said.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Coimbatore wet grinders gain grounds in Singapore and Malaysia
With good enquiries received for both domestic and commercial wet grinders from Singapore and Malaysia, Coimbatore's wet grinder manufacturers hoped to tap the potential in the two markets having a large number of south Indians.
As a part of the cluster programme being implemented by the Small Industries Service Institute (Sisi) and the Coimbatore Wet Grinder and Accessories Manufacturers' Association (Cowma), 16 manufacturers visited Singapore and Malaysia recently and held business meets.
"The aim was to supply wet grinders to South Indians living there. The manufacturers received enquiries for domestic and commercial grinders from the two countries. While they can export the domestic grinders without any modification, the commercial ones need to be re - designed and exported", Mr V Ramakrishnan, assistant director, Sisi, told ET.
According to a Cowma spokesperson, the restaurants in these countries are now buying grinders from India and making the changes according to their requirements. They want the manufacturers to incorporate these changes at the production stage itself.
As such, some wet grinder manufacturers here plan to modify the design of commercial wet grinders (mainly used in restaurants) to meet the demands of overseas customers.
There are nearly 700 units in Coimbatore involved in the manufacture of wet grinders and their accessories including domestic, commercial and table - top wet grinders. Of the total production of 60,000 units a month, around 40 % is being exported to the Middle East countries, South Africa, America and Canada.
As a part of the cluster programme being implemented by the Small Industries Service Institute (Sisi) and the Coimbatore Wet Grinder and Accessories Manufacturers' Association (Cowma), 16 manufacturers visited Singapore and Malaysia recently and held business meets.
"The aim was to supply wet grinders to South Indians living there. The manufacturers received enquiries for domestic and commercial grinders from the two countries. While they can export the domestic grinders without any modification, the commercial ones need to be re - designed and exported", Mr V Ramakrishnan, assistant director, Sisi, told ET.
According to a Cowma spokesperson, the restaurants in these countries are now buying grinders from India and making the changes according to their requirements. They want the manufacturers to incorporate these changes at the production stage itself.
As such, some wet grinder manufacturers here plan to modify the design of commercial wet grinders (mainly used in restaurants) to meet the demands of overseas customers.
There are nearly 700 units in Coimbatore involved in the manufacture of wet grinders and their accessories including domestic, commercial and table - top wet grinders. Of the total production of 60,000 units a month, around 40 % is being exported to the Middle East countries, South Africa, America and Canada.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Reduction in Value Added Tax welcomed !!
The Planters' Association of Tamil Nadu has welcomed the proposed reduction in Value Added Tax (VAT) on unbranded coffee and chicory announced in the Tamil Nadu budget.
In a release, its chairman, T. Jayaram, said that the proposed reduction of the tax from 12.5 per cent to 4 per cent was a "welcome relief, though this concession should have been extended to branded coffee and chicory too."
Mr. Jayaram expressed disappointment that the budget had not addressed issues such as extending concession rate of 1 per cent VAT for teas sold through auction centres in the State.
Policy decisions were needed to allow diversification of crops in plantations through suitable amendments to the Tamil Nadu Land Reforts Act, 1961. "These issues need the immediate attention of the Government to sustain the viability and long-term interest of the plantation industry," he said.
In a release, its chairman, T. Jayaram, said that the proposed reduction of the tax from 12.5 per cent to 4 per cent was a "welcome relief, though this concession should have been extended to branded coffee and chicory too."
Mr. Jayaram expressed disappointment that the budget had not addressed issues such as extending concession rate of 1 per cent VAT for teas sold through auction centres in the State.
Policy decisions were needed to allow diversification of crops in plantations through suitable amendments to the Tamil Nadu Land Reforts Act, 1961. "These issues need the immediate attention of the Government to sustain the viability and long-term interest of the plantation industry," he said.
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