BSNL Coimbatore has crossed 10,000 broadband connections, as of last weekend, claimed to be a landmark in the entire Tamil Nadu telecom circle.
Setting in place broadband infrastructure in more than 60 exchange areas of the 130 exchanges in the district so far, BSNL also proposed to provide another 20,000 connections this year, covering the whole district, A S Egaya, Principal General Manager, Coimbatore Telecom, said.
Stating that a thrust has been given on broadband connectivity to rural areas, Egaya, in a press release, said that Pollachi, Anamalai, Udumalpet, Palladam, Avinashi and Mettupalayam taluk areas have been given more than 2,500 connections to improve high speed connectivity.
A special scheme has been launched for residential customers, in which they can pay a monthly amount of Rs 900, and have unlimited access at a speed of 256 Kbps, he said.
"The subscriber can be 'online always' without disconnecting and free upload and download can be done in the entire month," he said.
The corporation is geared up to deploy the infrastructure almost immediately, if the demand arose in any other pockets, Egaya added.
Courtesy : The Hindu
Saturday, July 08, 2006
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Water bodies in Coimbatore under threat
Coimbatore, often called the Manchester of South India, is paying a heavy price for it's rapid industrialisation. Industrial effluents are choking the water bodies in the area.
Water has even turned saline in many pockets and what is making the situation worse is that the Pollution control board is just a silent spectator.
Water resources in Coimbatore are coming under increasing threat and only a few days back residents in Poosaripalayam area, in the heart of the city, were shocked to find a foamy substance layer itself all around.
Excessive discharge of detergent mixed with sewage is believed to have triggered this off. But the pollution control board is yet to get its act together.
And it was an NGO, which finally had to step in and bring some relief to the people.
"What we did is we found it not a problematic issue. So we just opened the gutters and the water freely flowed. The panic is over," said M Ramakrishnan, Project Coordinator, Siruthuli.
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Water has even turned saline in many pockets and what is making the situation worse is that the Pollution control board is just a silent spectator.
Water resources in Coimbatore are coming under increasing threat and only a few days back residents in Poosaripalayam area, in the heart of the city, were shocked to find a foamy substance layer itself all around.
Excessive discharge of detergent mixed with sewage is believed to have triggered this off. But the pollution control board is yet to get its act together.
And it was an NGO, which finally had to step in and bring some relief to the people.
"What we did is we found it not a problematic issue. So we just opened the gutters and the water freely flowed. The panic is over," said M Ramakrishnan, Project Coordinator, Siruthuli.
Details from NDTV
Monday, July 03, 2006
Coimbatore sewage mess results in 'snowfall'
Residents in Coimbatore were in for a surprise when the air was suddenly thick with something that looked like snowflakes. Only it wasn't falling from the skies!
These white flakes were actually the foam formed from sediments of soap. It happened because residents living upstream of one tank release sewage into Coimbatore's network of 14 tanks.
Trapped remnants
Remnants of detergents got trapped in the water when water hyacinths grew over the surface and ultimately resulted in this unusual 'snowfall'.
"It comes into our homes and stays there. It's like poison and it causes respiratory problems for small children," said Lakshmi Ammal, resident.
NGOs say such complaints are exaggerated by encroachers who want the water diverted away from their homes. For now the inflow into the tank has been reduced.
"As soon as the new water arrives the foam is created because of the soap water. So if we treat the residential sewage water initially this problem may not arise," said Mylsaamy K, Manager, Siruthuli NGO.
The new DMK government has pledged Rs 168 crore for a new underground drainage system for Coimbatore, something that will ultimately prevent this unusual display of the city's sewage.
Courtesy : IBN News
These white flakes were actually the foam formed from sediments of soap. It happened because residents living upstream of one tank release sewage into Coimbatore's network of 14 tanks.
Trapped remnants
Remnants of detergents got trapped in the water when water hyacinths grew over the surface and ultimately resulted in this unusual 'snowfall'.
"It comes into our homes and stays there. It's like poison and it causes respiratory problems for small children," said Lakshmi Ammal, resident.
NGOs say such complaints are exaggerated by encroachers who want the water diverted away from their homes. For now the inflow into the tank has been reduced.
"As soon as the new water arrives the foam is created because of the soap water. So if we treat the residential sewage water initially this problem may not arise," said Mylsaamy K, Manager, Siruthuli NGO.
The new DMK government has pledged Rs 168 crore for a new underground drainage system for Coimbatore, something that will ultimately prevent this unusual display of the city's sewage.
Courtesy : IBN News
Friday, June 30, 2006
Two-wheeler national meet at Coimbatore
The second leg of the UCAL-Rolon National Road Racing Championship 2006 for two-wheelers will be held this weekend at the Kari Motor Speedway at Chettipalayam in Coimbatore.
The first round held last weekend saw over 80 competitors in the fray, a press release here said. Ashwin Sundar, who won both the races in the first round will face stiff competition from Emmanuel Clarke, Karthik and Harry Sylvester to maintain his championship points lead in the Group 'D' 4-stroke 80 to 110 cc category. The 111 to 160 cc class of the same category will see three contenders Ashwin Sunder, Emmanuel Jebaraj and K Rajini battling it out for the top slot.
Courtsey : News Today
The first round held last weekend saw over 80 competitors in the fray, a press release here said. Ashwin Sundar, who won both the races in the first round will face stiff competition from Emmanuel Clarke, Karthik and Harry Sylvester to maintain his championship points lead in the Group 'D' 4-stroke 80 to 110 cc category. The 111 to 160 cc class of the same category will see three contenders Ashwin Sunder, Emmanuel Jebaraj and K Rajini battling it out for the top slot.
Courtsey : News Today
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Lucky draw at TN 'uzhavar sandhais'
Coimbatore, June 25 (PTI): In a bid to boost sales at local farmers' markets, the district administration has come out with a novel prize scheme.
As part of attracting customers, the collector, Neeraj Mittal, has introduced the prize scheme by draw of lots at 'uzhavar sandhais' in Kurichi and Pollachi, official sources said.
A pot with empty lots and five prize lots would be kept at the entrance of the two markets and the buyer could pick up one lot, on entering them.
If the customer gets the lot with official sandhai seal, he could be the lucky winner of one kg of vegetable, they said.
There would be five lucky winners each day.
With the change of guard, the incumbent DMK government has started reviving the sandhais, which were on the verge of closure across the state.
Courtesy : THE HINDU
As part of attracting customers, the collector, Neeraj Mittal, has introduced the prize scheme by draw of lots at 'uzhavar sandhais' in Kurichi and Pollachi, official sources said.
A pot with empty lots and five prize lots would be kept at the entrance of the two markets and the buyer could pick up one lot, on entering them.
If the customer gets the lot with official sandhai seal, he could be the lucky winner of one kg of vegetable, they said.
There would be five lucky winners each day.
With the change of guard, the incumbent DMK government has started reviving the sandhais, which were on the verge of closure across the state.
Courtesy : THE HINDU
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Coimbatore IT park gets SEZ status
The Union government on Saturday granted the special economic zone (SEZ) status for the proposed information technology (IT) park in Coimbatore, according to C Umashankar, managing director, Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (Elcot).
Addressing a press conference, he said that the IT park, pending for a long time, would come up soon with the government starting the clearance process.
“Elcot has taken over nearly 11.65 hectares (29 acres) of land near the Coimbatore Medical College campus and floated a special purpose vehicle (SPV) – Elcot IT Parks Limited. Only the issue of identifying a partner remains,” he added.
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Addressing a press conference, he said that the IT park, pending for a long time, would come up soon with the government starting the clearance process.
“Elcot has taken over nearly 11.65 hectares (29 acres) of land near the Coimbatore Medical College campus and floated a special purpose vehicle (SPV) – Elcot IT Parks Limited. Only the issue of identifying a partner remains,” he added.
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Amaron ropes in Karthikeyan for racing academy
Leading battery maker Amara Raja Batteries has roped in Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan for setting up a racing academy in Tamil Nadu.
Named Amaron-NK Racing Academy, it aims to identify, nurture and promote young talent and groom future fast track racing drivers for India, the promoters said here Monday.
A part of the Amaron Pro Racing initiative, this academy will leverage existing racing infrastructure in the country. Amaron is a leading brand of Amara Raja Batteries. The academy will be an independent institution.
As one of the first few initiatives of the academy, racing workshops will be conducted at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore.
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Saturday, June 24, 2006
Coimbatore-based firm to introduce electro-chemical activation tech
City-based Envirolyte Aquasolution Pvt Ltd-India yesterday said it is in the process of introducing electro-chemical activation technology in the region.
The electro-chemical activation was the process of passing a diluted saline solution or ordinary water through a reactor, generating environment friendly, highly active 'aquasol' solutions of 'anolyte and catholyte,' company Managing Director C Balan told reporters here.
He said, the technology would be a boon to bleaching and dyeing in textile industry, agricultural, poultry, food processing sectors.
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The electro-chemical activation was the process of passing a diluted saline solution or ordinary water through a reactor, generating environment friendly, highly active 'aquasol' solutions of 'anolyte and catholyte,' company Managing Director C Balan told reporters here.
He said, the technology would be a boon to bleaching and dyeing in textile industry, agricultural, poultry, food processing sectors.
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Friday, June 23, 2006
Perot to set up centre in Coimbatore
CHENNAI: U.S.-headquartered Perot Systems Corporation, a provider of information technology services and business solutions, is set to spread wings in India by expanding its operations.
At present, the company operates from Bangalore, Noida and Chennai. Come August, Perot will open a new information technology centre in Coimbatore.
Addressing presspersons here on Tuesday, Peter Altabef, President and Chief Executive Officer of Perot, said the proposed Coimbatore facility would come up on a new 20,000 sq. ft office space and would accommodate about 375 seats across three shifts.
The upcoming facility would initially handle additional business from the company's worldwide BPO operations.
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Monday, June 19, 2006
Infosys, Wipro to invest in Tamil Nadu
BANGALORE: Infosys has announced its plans to make huge investments in Chennai.
The announcement was made during Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi's visit to the Infosys campus here on Thursday. Union minister for communications and IT Dayanidhi Maran accompanied his grand-uncle Karunanidhi to the Infosys campus.
The company plans to invest Rs 1250 crore over the next three to four years, and hire around 25,000 people during the same period, at its upcoming 125-acre campus at Mahindra City SEZ near Chennai, said TV Mohandas Pai, Infosys board member and head of HR, education and research.
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The announcement was made during Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi's visit to the Infosys campus here on Thursday. Union minister for communications and IT Dayanidhi Maran accompanied his grand-uncle Karunanidhi to the Infosys campus.
The company plans to invest Rs 1250 crore over the next three to four years, and hire around 25,000 people during the same period, at its upcoming 125-acre campus at Mahindra City SEZ near Chennai, said TV Mohandas Pai, Infosys board member and head of HR, education and research.
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