Finally, the Polo Cup kicks off in India. Volkswagen has announced that the Polo Cup will run alongside the 2010 JK National Racing Championship. The Indian edition of the Polo Cup will have six races in total, the first of which will be held on 19th June 2010, followed by races every weekend till December. The first race is likely to be run in Pune, with the remaining five rounds being held in Chennai and Coimbatore.
The Race Polos are centrally prepared at the Volkswagen Factory in Pune by highly trained race mechanics. Professional data logging will ensure that drivers have the chance to check their own performances and compare them with those of other drivers. In addition to technical training courses, the coaching programme, which includes an introduction into data analysis, classes on tyres focused on the JK tyres used in the cup as well as setup work, encompasses media training, a fitness camp and a pre-season basic training course at which the young racers work on fine-tuning their skills for the new season.
Joerg Mueller, Volkswagen Group Chief Representative India, said, ”This is a very significant move by Volkswagen in India. We are glad that we are contributing to the development of a unique Indian motor sports culture. Volkswagen’s motor sports activities are renowned globally and we look forward to bringing our knowledge and expertise in this direction to India.”
Motor sports enthusiasts interested in getting further information can log on to the new website, www.polocup.in This website will display information about the format of The Polo Cup India, race updates and driver profiles.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
CBay Systems sees immense potential in Coimbatore
Medical Transcription company CBaySystems sees immense potential in Coimbatore for its growth. The company’s Director and Chief Operating Officer Dinesh Kumar told that CBay opened a 450-seater facility here in April 2009, with an initial investment of Rs. 2.25 crore.
The second facility was opened in October 2009. Currently, the company had about 800 employees in these two facilities, accounting for 13 per cent of its total workforce.
Advantages
Coimbatore had advantages such as skilled manpower, scalable infrastructure and a large talent pool that could be trained.
“Going forward, a significant amount of investment will be made in the Coimbatore centres as it will play a strategic role in the company’s India operations,” he said.
The second facility was opened in October 2009. Currently, the company had about 800 employees in these two facilities, accounting for 13 per cent of its total workforce.
Advantages
Coimbatore had advantages such as skilled manpower, scalable infrastructure and a large talent pool that could be trained.
“Going forward, a significant amount of investment will be made in the Coimbatore centres as it will play a strategic role in the company’s India operations,” he said.
Coimbatore City, suburban Coimbatore and Tirupur to be free of level crossings
The administrative approval for construction of road overbridges (ROBs) across railway level crossings will make Coimbatore City, suburban Coimbatore and Tirupur free of level crossings.
Highways Minister M.P. Saminathan said at a function on Saturday that there were only 236 road overbridges before the the DMK came to power. In the last four years the DMK Government had given sanction for construction of 95 ROBs.
The work on the bridges would begin soon in a phased manner in co-ordination with the railways, Mr. Saminathan said.
The construction of the ROBs is usually undertaken by the Highways Department and the Railways only on the basis of train-vehicles (i.e., vehicles per train) ratio.
The permission covers 23 bridges in Coimbatore and Tirupur districts. Of these 13 of them will be in Coimbatore City and its immediate peripheral areas.
The notable among them will be at Hope College, Thaneerpandal, Irugur, Nanjundapuram Road, Avarampalayam, Vilankurichi, Rathinapuri, Kannappan Nagar, Neelikonampalayam, Singanallur, Sundarapuram and Irugur in Coimbatore City.
The bridges will ensure free flow of traffic in the city relieving motorists of the ordeal of waiting indefinitely at level crossings.
The other two at Eachanari and Mullupadi on the outskirts of the City will come up on the National Highway Number 209.
The other overbridges in Coimbatore and Tirupur districts will be at Somanur, Udumalpet, Pollachi, Koolipalayam, SRC Nagar-Tirupur, Kongu Nagar – Tirupur, Vanjipalayam, Chikkanna College.
The total outlay for these is Rs 368.51 crore.
Highways Minister M.P. Saminathan said at a function on Saturday that there were only 236 road overbridges before the the DMK came to power. In the last four years the DMK Government had given sanction for construction of 95 ROBs.
The work on the bridges would begin soon in a phased manner in co-ordination with the railways, Mr. Saminathan said.
The construction of the ROBs is usually undertaken by the Highways Department and the Railways only on the basis of train-vehicles (i.e., vehicles per train) ratio.
The permission covers 23 bridges in Coimbatore and Tirupur districts. Of these 13 of them will be in Coimbatore City and its immediate peripheral areas.
The notable among them will be at Hope College, Thaneerpandal, Irugur, Nanjundapuram Road, Avarampalayam, Vilankurichi, Rathinapuri, Kannappan Nagar, Neelikonampalayam, Singanallur, Sundarapuram and Irugur in Coimbatore City.
The bridges will ensure free flow of traffic in the city relieving motorists of the ordeal of waiting indefinitely at level crossings.
The other two at Eachanari and Mullupadi on the outskirts of the City will come up on the National Highway Number 209.
The other overbridges in Coimbatore and Tirupur districts will be at Somanur, Udumalpet, Pollachi, Koolipalayam, SRC Nagar-Tirupur, Kongu Nagar – Tirupur, Vanjipalayam, Chikkanna College.
The total outlay for these is Rs 368.51 crore.
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