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The Hindu
2 days ago
- General
- The Hindu
International Toilet Festival 3.0 begins
Mayor R. Priya launched the month-long International Toilet Festival 3.0 with the release of a logo at the Amma Maaligai in Ripon Buildings on Thursday. The event, which will go on till July 5, 2024, is organised by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) along with Washlab, Cheer and Recycle Bin. World Toilet Day is marked on November 19. According to the Mayor, activities include mapping open defecation spots through the 'Kakkoos' app that was launched in 2022, apart from awareness campaigns, and toilet adoption and donation drives. Deputy Mayor M. Magesh Kumaar, Corporation Commissioner J. Kumaragurubaran, regional deputy commissioners and officials took part in the event.
The Hindu
28-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Greater Chennai Corporation councillors raise alarms over road cuts, water contamination; Council passes 135 resolutions
To address complaints from residents across the city about repeated road cut complaints, Deputy Mayor M. Magesh Kumaar suggested holding coordination meetings with Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) and Chennai Metro Water Supply and Sewage Board (CMWSSB) officials and engineers of each ward and zone, at the Council meeting on Wednesday. Councillors raised concerns over frequent road diggings frustrating residents. This was after Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) councillor S. Jeevan (ward 35) said, 'People are charged ₹5,200 for one metre of road cut, plus 18% GST, which goes to a private agency. Only ₹7,500 for sewage and water supply connections goes to the CMWSSB... The actual cost for digging is only ₹1,200 to ₹1,700. When ward officials confronted private workers, a tussle ensued, as the private employees did not respect the officials... Despite such frequent cuts to address pipeline problems, the drinking water supply still mixes with sewage water, even in my home in Ward 35 and in Kannadasan Nagar. Recently, manholes overflowed on Krishnamoorthy Salai... Outsourcing should be avoided and GCC should mobilise its own workforce,' he added. The Mayor replied that the GST has been levied for the past three months. 'Authorities will examine the issue and submit a report,' she added. Later, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Councillor R. Stella Jasmine Rathna (Ward 128) said the cement roads in Indira Nagar, Gandhi Nagar and Sadic Batcha Street roads were relaid 15 years ago, the patchwork done by CMWSSB is not of good quality and the public have reported to have skid on these roads dangerously causing accidents. 'When we asked for proper tar (bituminous) roads to be laid, officials stated that paver machines would not be able to enter narrow lanes. This has been going on for three years.' Pointing out similar issues, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) councillor T. Sathyanathan (Ward 148) said in 2009 water supply lines were laid and retender was issued in 2012 after multiple leakages. He said, 'Roads have been relayed in many places. But, owing to leakages again from the pipeline, they have been damaged. It is not clear if GCC or CMWSSB must repair the damaged lanes.' The Deputy Mayor suggested that a coordination meeting be done. 135 resolutions passed A total of 135 resolutions were passed at the council meeting, including the construction of two goshalas in Ward 83 of ambattur Zone (VII) at Railway Station Road for ₹1.98 crore, another in Ward 194 of Zone 15 near the BIO-CNG plant behind the ISKCON temple for ₹2.43 crore, both under Capital Funds. Also, a cattle shed was proposed in Ward 184 of Zone 14 at Kattabomman Cross Street for ₹2.25 crore. Further, two animal birth control (ABC) centers —one in Sholinganallur (Ward 198) for ₹2.3 crore near the BIO-CNG plant and another in Alandur (Ward 158) for ₹8.32 crore on M.G.R. Salai under Capital Funds were approved for construction by GCC council. The Council further approved that Chennai schools would be eligible to appoint one teaching assistant for every 20 students and one ayah for every 50 students in LKG and UKG classes. Each teaching assistant would receive ₹14,150 per month, while each ayah would be paid ₹10,450 monthly. The total expenditure for the year was stated as ₹8.06 crore for core city schools and ₹5.41 crore for the added areas, according to GCC. Further, the GCC plans to deploy 1,822 sanitation workers in 510 schools under Self Help Group (SHG) and NULM schemes, with a monthly wage of ₹753 per day, the release stated.
The Hindu
30-04-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Corporation Council approves more than 200 resolutions
A total of 237 resolutions were passed at the Corporation Council meeting held on Wednesday, the highest in four years, Deputy Mayor M. Magesh Kumaar said. The most notable resolution passed was for the outsourcing of solid waste management in the Royapuram and Nagar zones. CPI councillor M. Renuka (Ward 42) raised concern as to whether the National Urban Livelihood Mission workers in these zones would be rendered jobless. Mayor R. Priya, however, assured that the existing workers would be prioritised while recruiting conservancy workers for the two zones by the selected private party for waste collection and management. Over 120 demolition projects were approved at the council meeting. These include micro compost centres and solid waste management administrative facilities on Anna Pillai Street; defunct Amma Unavagams on Manikandan Street and MC Road; PHCs on Padavatamman Koil Street; anganwadis on Wall Tax Road and Dr. Ambedkar Street; and old school blocks in Kosapur and Theeyambakkam — some dating back to the 1950s. Among the key structures to be razed is the Urban Training and Monitoring Centre on Five Furlong Road, Guindy, which formerly housed an AIDS prevention unit. Approved canal restoration projects cover Otteri Nullah, Captain Cotton Canal, Trustpuram Canal, and stretches in Mambalam, Nandanam, Jafferkhanpet, Reddy Kuppam, and Veerangal Odai. Of the ₹95 crore estimate, ₹65 crore alone is set aside for Otteri Nullah. Anganwadi buildings are also set to be revamped at a total cost of ₹24.46 crore. Of this, ₹9.19 crore has been allocated for revamping the anganwadi buildings in Tiruvottiyur, Manali, Madhavaram and Royapuram zones, ₹7.35 crore for zones from Nagar to Kodambakkam and ₹7.52 crore for zones from Valasaravakkam to Sholinganallur. The Council has approved ₹6.51 crore for setting up an Animal Birth Control Centre at Kodungaiyur, near the Madhavaram bio-CNG plant. This includes infrastructure for surgeries and post-operative care. Separately, ₹5.2 crore has been allocated for a pet dog vaccination and registration programme targeting 2 lakh animals, covering Radio Frequency Identification tagging, which involves attaching a small chip or tag to the animal, and five-year maintenance. The Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCC) at Solid Waste Management hotspots in the city will be improved with 400 smart cameras, enabling real-time monitoring and alert dispatch through Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence systems. The ₹1.8 crore project will be implemented across 115 sites in the 15 zones. Additionally, the ICCC's central hub at Muthamizh Arignar Kalaignar Maligai in Ripon Buildings complex will get a major upgrade with a new 70.8ft x 9.96ft video wall using high-resolution technology. Costing ₹3 crore, the facility will display live data on solid waste operations, public grievance redress, civic amenities, and more, according to GCC.
