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C M Y K TIMES The Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar & Mambalam www.mambalamtimes.in Vol. 26, No. 3 1303rd Issue: June 6 - 12, 2020 FREE Order to close shops in State reports over 1000 cases for 7th straight day By Our Staff Reporter For the 7th straight day since May 30, Tamilnadu recorded over 1000 cases of COVID-19 on June 5. For 2 consecutive days on June 4 and 5, the state recorded the highest single day spike of 1,384 and 1,438 cases respectively. The state’s Covid-19 tally reached 28,694 cases and death toll rose to 232. By Our Staff Reporter There are currently 12,697 active cases. Corporation officials on May 30, asked the shop owners of A total of 15,762 patients have been discharged or Ranganathan Street in T. Nagar to shut their shops until further notice. cured, including 861 on June 5. “We decided to shut down the shops because we didn’t want On June 3, the state recorded the death of its youngest the place turning into a COVID-19 hotspot like the patient, a 17-year-old girl. She died owing to breathing market. It’s a preventive measure,” said a Corporation official. complications within 4 hours of admission in Rajiv Gandhi Officials alleged that many shops on the street failed to Government General Hospital. ensure social distancing norms among customers. Of the 2,822 cases on June 4 and 5, 2,188 cases were Standalone shops were allowed to function after a set of from . relaxations on the lockdown was announced on May 11. The highest daily spikes pushed the total number of The officials have so far not sealed any shops. cases in the city to 19,826 and deaths to 172. Mother, son found dead in flat in Mambalam By Our Staff Reporter 45-year-old Vikranth, an IT who arrived at the spot and employee, and his 80-year-old broke open the main door to mother Rajeshwari were found find the bodies of the mother dead in their flat in West and the son. Mambalam on May 28. The bodies were sent to a After a foul smell started government hospital for post- emanating from their flat, the mortem. The woman had been neighbours alerted the police, ill and bedridden. Page 2 MAMBALAM TIMES June 6 - 12, 2020 T. NAGAR & MAMBALAM BAZAAR This column is intended to help small businesses to have a cost-effective advertisement medium. Advertisement in this section will be in standard panel sizes of 4 cm. x 1 column (costing only Rs. 600) and 4 cm. x 2 column (costing Rs. 1200)

MTC introduces cashless No Aadhaar, no haircut ticketing system By Our Staff Reporter By Our Staff Reporter On June 2, the Tamilnadu government made it mandatory for On June 1, Metropolitan Transport Corpo- customers visiting spas, beauty parlours and saloons to carry ration introduced cashless ticketing system on their Aadhaar cards. two of its routes to Secretariat, one from T. The government has introduced this measure to ease contract Nagar and the other from . tracing. Under this new system, a passenger can Customer details such as name, address, phone number and purchase tickets using any mobile payment Aadhaar number should be mandatorily noted by owners of spas, apps including Paytm, Google pay or Amazon beauty parlours and saloons. pay, by scanning the QR code fixed in a few According to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), hair- places in the buses. stylists should wear masks and gloves. An MTC official said that the cashless sys- To avoid crowding, services should only be by appointment, tem would be extended to more routes once all while the SOP also instructs saloons and spas to ensure that only the bus services get operational post the 50% of seats are occupied at a time by customers. lockdown. Train ticket refund at Woman dies after being set on fire reservation counters by husband By Our Staff Reporter By Our Staff Reporter Railways will issue refund for tickets in trains Senthil Velmurugan (38) (a resident of Anbanandam 3rd Street, MGR cancelled from March 22 to June 30 on account Nagar) was arrested by K. K. Nagar police on the charge of murdering of COVID-19. his wife Lakshmi on June 3 by setting her on fire while she was sleeping Passengers can get the refund at reserva- in her paramour K. Govindasamy’s house. tion counters in Chennai Central, Chennai According to the police, Lakshmi had left her husband and 13-year- , Chennai Beach, Thirumailai, old daughter a month back to go and live with Govindasamy (a security Mambalam, St. Thomas Mount, , guard) living in the same area. Chengalpet, Tindivanam, , , Infuriated over this, Senthil went to Govindasamy’s house with a can , , Katpadi, Wallajah of petrol around 5.30 a.m. Road, Ambur, Gudiyatham, Vaniyambadi and Since the door was open, he poured the petrol on Lakshmi who was asleep and threw a match before locking the room. Hearing Lakshmi’s Jolarpettai from 10 a.m to 5 p.m. cries, neighbours broke open the door and rescued the couple. In a bid to avoid crowding at the counters, Govindasamy also suffered severe burn injuries in trying to save refunds are being issued in a staggered man- Lakshmi. ner. They were taken to K .K. Nagar Peripheral hospital and then shifted It started with refunds for trains till March to Medical College Hospital. 31 from June 5. Lakshmi, with over 90 percent burns, died without responding to The refunds for trains from April 1 to 14 will treatment and Govindasamy is battling for life with 55 percent burns. begin from June 12; for trains from April 15 to 30 from June 19; for trains from May 1 to 15 from June 26; for trains from May 16 to 31 from Vandikaran Street declared July 3 and for trains from June 1 to 30 from containment zone July 10. The full refund will be available for 180 days By Our Staff from the date of journey. Reporter A portion of TTD loses Rs. 3 crores Vandikaran Street (West Mambalam) during lockdown was declared a con- By Our Staff Reporter tainment zone last The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam week due to the detec- Temple (Venkatanarayana Road, T. Nagar) tion of coronavirus lost Rs. 1.2 crore a month in collection and Rs positive cases and bar- 7.5 lakhs from sale of laddus per week. ricaded. “We used to get not less than Rs 1.20 crore The residents are not allowed to leave the street. Containment every month in the hundials and every week we activities including disinfection, daily door-to-door survey and testing used to sell 15,000 laddus at Rs. 50 each. The of all residents are underway. loss from sale of laddus alone is Rs. 90 lakhs,” Police personnel have been deployed to monitor activities in the said a TTD board member. containment area. June 6 - 12, 2020 Page 3 MAMBALAM TIMES C M Y Wall being built along canal Saidapet resident gets govt. Facelift for Venkatanarayana K recognition for COVID-19 Road relief work By Our Staff Reporter From being an independent social activist to government- appointed volunteer-coordina- tor for COVID-19, Hari Krishnan (27), an entrepreneur and skill trainer from Saidapet, is completely involved in relief By Our Staff Reporter work. Corporation workers are constructing a wall along He leads a team of 47 volun- Mambalam Canal passing under Venkatanarayana Road in T. teers and is in charge of 15 Nagar. They have provided a gate to facilitate desilting work. zones in the city. Since 2016, he has been par- Special camera donated to ticipating in awareness walks and clean-up campaigns and in the city with 47 volunteers Gurupriya Vision Foundation has done extensive ground- working under him. By Our Staff Reporter level research to stand up for “By May, I had only Rs. 2,000 Corporation contractors are installing new lamp posts on the the deprived. in my savings. I had exhausted pavement of Venkatanarayana Road in T. Nagar and beauti- “I come from lower economic Rs. 2 lakhs from my marriage fying the road under the Smart City project. strata and studied in a govern- savings in a month for social ment school,” he said. service. I handle branding and 100 face masks distributed The COVID-19 pandemic marketing for a few compa- By Our Staff Reporter gave him an opportunity to nies in the city and also con- Pariveshayati Trust recently distributed 100 face masks help the needy. duct skill training for freshers among pavement dwellers, shopkeepers and policemen in He prepared a list of orphan- and entrepreneurs on the side. West Mambalam. ages and started helping them There was no business during Grocery kits were also given to poor temple priests and 25 with relief materials bought lockdown and I had to manage poor families. from his savings. with my other savings. As vol- The Trust has distributed hundreds of food packets among He has also identified and is unteers, we had other financial poor and needy persons in West Mambalam. Dr. Vasumathy Vedantham and Dr. Praveen Krishna with helping around 200 visually- challenges such as travel ex- Anyone in need of assistance may contact the Trust in Prof. Raghavan impaired persons who are in penses as most of us lost our 96770 61413. By Our Staff Reporter Prachara Sabha Street, T. need and living in rural areas. jobs during this pandemic. We Prof. V. Raghavan (an eme- Nagar, Ph: 2433 2229, 2431 He has been distributing re- tried and helped each other Elderly in COVID- ritus professor from IIT and 1550, 94454 38681). lief kits costing Rs. 1,000 each with financial support to keep resident of T. Nagar) has do- Dr. Vasumathy Vedantham with 5 kg. of rice, one kg. of the mission going. In the sec- 19-prone areas to nated the latest state of the (Medical Director, Radhatri sugar, one kg. of salt, basic ond week of May, volunteers be quarantined art vision saving equipment, Nethralaya) said that the vegetables and spices. split into two groups. One group By Our Staff Reporter the Topcon Fundus camera camera would help to accu- He said that funds have was involved in on-field distri- Corporation Commissioner (imported from Japan) ca- rately pinpoint the cause and poured in from a number of his bution activities and the other G. Prakash on June 1 listed pable of imaging the retina, to site of loss of vision. Facebook friends after he group was responsible for res- measures taken by the civic Gurupriya Vision Research Dr. Praveen Krishna (Medi- shared photos of the plight of cuing migrants from the shel- body to protect the vulnerable Foundation, the public chari- cal Director, Radhatri the underprivileged. ters, quarantining them and population as COVID-19 num- table trust of Radhatri Nethralaya) was present at Taking note of this relief sending them to their respec- bers rise in the city. Nethralaya (12, Hindi the function. work, on April 16, he was called tive hometowns by Shramik Among the steps taken, is to meet Sukumar Chitti Babu Special trains,” he said. the removal of elderly persons Temple tank dries up (Revenue Officer). Alongside this, every volun- and people with co-morbidities He was given a government teer has taken up an individual from areas with a large num- order appointing him the head cause and is contributing his ber of cases and shifting them of volunteer coordinators for share in smaller ways. If we to quarantine centers tempo- COVID-19 relief materials (ex- find people stranded or starv- rarily to avoid infection. clusively for migrant relief) for ing for food on the road or in “We have created several five zones in the city. slum settlements then we pool quarantine centers in the Cor- In the next five days, he was resources and get them what poration schools and commu- made in-charge of all 15 zones is necessary, he added. nity halls have been kept ready with basic facilities like beds OBITUARY and toilets. In areas where the case load is heavy, we will shift KAMALA vulnerable people from there,” By Our Staff Reporter Kamala (resident of Rama Apart- he said. The tank of Arulmigu Kothandaramar Temple (Ellaiamman “We want to do this because Koil Street, West Mambalam, behind Kittu Park) has dried up ments, 37, Naickammar Street , West the infection affects old people due to the hot weather and bushes have sprung up along the Mambalam) passed away on May 31. and those with co-morbidities. edges. She was 89 and had been a resident of So, wherever there are cases West Mambalam for 67 years. She like this, we shift vulnerable hailed from Srirangam. She was the Closure of crèches/playschools people temporarily and give wife of late K. Venkatraman. affects working women them nutritious food, vitamins, She is survived by her sons Kannan, keep them for 1 week to 10 By Our Staff Reporter Parthasarathy, Raghu Raman (Ph. The closure of crèches and concerns and the heavy losses days and then send them back. 98403 25768, 94449 41697) and Rangarajan , and daughters playschools owing to the they have incurred. This is to break the chain of the lockdown has created a child In the meantime, parents Prema and Kanaga Latha. disease,” he explained. “Streets with heavy case care crisis, forcing parents, are exploring other ways to S. RANGASWAMI loads are identified and there especially women, to choose ensure that their children are S. Rangaswami (resident of 32, 3rd will be outer perimeter control between going back to their not left alone at home. This Street, Postal Colony, West Mambalam) introduced. The outer bound- jobs and looking after their chil- includes taking paid leave, ne- passed away on March 24. ary will be tightened and vul- dren at home. gotiating with employers to He was 95, and had been a resident of nerable people inside will be Several parents, especially give them a few hours off to West Mambalam for more than 7 de- brought to quarantine centers those working in corporate enable them to check on their cade. as a strict measure,” he said. firms, IT fields, and single par- children at home, or reaching He was involved in the development of “This is to stop the spread of ents would usually leave their out to distant relatives and Postal Colony and was a past President infection,” he added. children in private creches or friends who can stay home with of Postal Colony Welfare Society. He further stated that these daycare centers while at work. the children. He initiated the donation of the Welfare Society’s premises activities have already begun But these centers too had to Many women have been to the Postal Department for a postoffice. in a number of wards and that close due to the lockdown. And forced to quit their jobs as their He is survived by his wife, daughters, son, grandchildren and these are scientific measures most plan on staying shut till work profile does not suit the great grandchildren. to control the spread of the the end of the year due to safety ‘Work from home’ concept. His family can be contacted in 2489 0037. virus. Page 4 June 6 - 12, 2020 MAMBALAM TIMES C M Y Overhead telecom cables Thakkar Bapa Some pavement shops open K crisscross busy junction Vidyalaya seeks sanitiser dispensers By Our Staff Reporter Thakkar Bapa Vidyalaya (Venkatanarayana Road, T. Nagar) has appealed for dona- tion of various items for ITI and the school to handle COVID-19 threat. The requirements include infrared thermometers (12), handsfree manual sanitiser dispensers (10), automatic contactless sanitiser dispens- ers (3), disinfectant sprayers (3), disinfectant solution (100 liters), face masks and hand cleansers for use by about 300 persons. Thakkar Bapa Vidyalaya ITI started working on June 1 By Our Staff Reporter with standard operating pro- A few pavement shops under the Usman Road flyover in T. Nagar opened last week but saw cedure for work resumption laid very few customers leaving other shopkeepers undecided about opening their shops. down by the Directorate Gen- There are hundreds of pavement shops in the area. By Our Staff Reporter of Training, Ministry of A number of overhead telecom cables tethered to lamps Skill Development and Entre- EB bill deadline posts and traffic signal posts are crisscrossing over preneurship, Government of Groceries given to villagers Venkatanarayana Road-Burkit Road-Thanikachalam Road . extended till July junction in T. Nagar. More details may be had By Our Staff Reporter Photo shows workers tying more cables on a post using a from P. Maruthi (91766 24283) With the lockdown extended ladder which is resting on a post. or email: [email protected] till June 30, Tamilnadu 1,400-bed COVID- Electricity Board has extended Drain work apace following the deadline for paying report in Mambalam Times 19 care center in electricity bills for the lockdown period till July 5 for domestic By Our Staff Reporter customers in Chennai, Tamilnadu Health Minister Tiruvallur, and C. Vijaya Baskar on May 30 Kancheepuram districts. inaugurated a 1,400-bed HT consumers can make COVID-19 center readied in payment up to June 15 to avoid the unoccupied disconnection and payment of Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB) tenement in Kesava reconnection fees. Perumal Park of Pulianthope. The center has CCTV moni- Perimeter control toring, special medical teams for wards with for each floor and separate lift high incidence of facilities for patients and doc- cases By Our Staff Reporter Before tors. By Our Staff Reporter Members of Lalitha Sahasranamam Mandali Prodosha Patients with mild symp- Chennai Corporation has Vazipadu Friends (K. K. Nagar) distributed groceries among toms, who do not have co-mor- announced a new containment 100 needy families in Kazhambu village in Thiruvanamalai bid conditions and young pa- strategy for COVID-19 district on June 2. tients will be kept in this facil- hotspots in the city, especially Seethalakshmi (Social worker and co-ordinator) said that ity. in and the beneficiaries included purohits, conservancy workers, The government is also ef- zones. autorickshaw drivers and watchmen. fectively providing service Wards in these zones which through the 140 urban have a high incidence of cases Pocket-size panchangam healthcare centers with out- will now have perimeter con- patient wards to treat patients trol, akin to the earlier contain- available free with fever. ment street model. BJP workers distribute essentials to the needy After By Our Staff Reporter Following the report ‘Water in trench for storm water drain’ published in Mambalam Times last week, work on the drain at the junction of North Boag Road and G. N. Chetty Road in T. Nagar has been speeded up. Fire Department launches mobile sanitiser units By Our Staff Reporter To intensify the battle against COVID-19 in the state, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on June 3 flagged off 25 sanitiser bikes attached to Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Department. By Our Staff Reporter By Our Staff Reporter “The bikes will help to sanitise narrow streets in the city to BJP party workers recently distributed rice and groceries Gurusamy Agri Kannan (resident of 3, Q Block, Prem Nagar prevent the spread of COVID-19,” said a fire department among 100 poor families including those of Corporation con- Colony, South Boag Road, T. Nagar) has compiled a pocket-size servancy workers collecting garbage in Maduraiveeran Street, official. ‘Sharvari Varusham Panchangam)’ for Tamil New Year for The bikes, which cost Rs. 25,000 each, are fitted with T. Nagar. the 33rd consecutive year and started free distribution of pressurised sanitiser sprayers which can spray 1,620 liters The workers were also given Rs. 500 each which was per hour. deposited in their bank accounts. copies. Initially, these vehicles will be deployed in all the contain- L. Murugan (State Organization President), Sadai Chandru The panchangam contains all the information found in the ment zones in the city. ( District President), D. Balasubramaniam normal sized one and he has printed more than 28,000 copies. After successful containment of COVID-19, these vehicles (Zone President) and Ganesh Balasubramaniam (Zone Vice Anyone wanting a free copy of the pocket almanac may will be refitted to douse fires in narrow streets. President) were present. contact him in 98403 05141 or 97898 25596, June 6 - 12, 2020 Page 5 MAMBALAM TIMES C M Y OBITUARY Cap on treatment cost for A terrace wedding K S. MURUGAN ADITYAN COVID-19 in private hospitals By Our Staff Reporter “If patients, however, want to S. Murugan Adityan The State Health Depart- get themselves admitted to (resident of 23, Ko Su Mani ment is planning to cap inpa- deluxe rooms or suites, the Street, Padmanabha tient treatment cost for charges will be separate,” he Nagar, , COVID-19 patients at Rs. said. Chennai 94) passed away 7,500 to Rs 22,500 a day by According to officials, if pa- on June 2. invoking provisions of the Epi- tients require expensive drugs He was 78, and was the demic Diseases Act. for treatment of comorbidities Managing Director of Hospitals found overcharg- and other complications, hos- Powerfull Printers Private ing patients will face action pitals may charge them. Limited (Kannappan including closure, health min- In the meantime, the Ma- Street, ) where ister C. Vijayabaskar said. dras High Court on June 4 dis- Times and its At a meeting chaired by the missed a plea moved by the Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra subsidiary publication minister on June 3 in which senior officials including health Kazhagam (TMMK) Trust Mambalam Times are secretary Beela Rajesh took seeking a direction to the State being printed since their upgrades over the years. part, it was decided that Rs. to cap the cost of treatment for inception. His experience in Dinakaran 7,500 will be the maximum COVID-19 charged by private By Our Staff Reporter He was born in Kayamozhi helped him to start Powerfull charge for a day for treatment hospitals, besides setting a The lockdown caused by the her wedding to Prabhu would village ( District). Printers in 1990. in general wards of private minimum standard of treat- pandemic has forced hundreds take place on the terrace of her ment in all hospitals and clini- He started his career as The press is registered with hospitals that offer tertiary of would-be couples to post- building. Traditions were cal centers as required under Accountant in Sun Paper Mills Tamilnadu Education care, Rs. 15,000 for ICU care pone their big event to next tweaked, but not altered. in such hospitals and Rs. law. (Cheranmahadevi) and later Department for printing school year. Around 20 friends and relatives 22,500 in cases where life-sav- The first bench, comprising became a Manager there. textbooks. It also prints books At the same time, a signifi- attended in person, as hundreds ing equipment such as ventila- Chief Justice A. P. Sahi and He then joined Dinakaran cant new trend has also connected over a Zoom call. for distance education courses tors are used. Justice Senthilkumar emerged during the crisis — Decorated with coconut and Publications as Manager in conducted by 6 universities in “We are planning to make Ramamoorthy, dismissed the lockdown weddings. Chennai and rose to become Tamilnadu. this an all-inclusive (rate). Hos- plea on the basis that the Su- plantain leaves, the terrace its General Manager. He is survived by wife pitals can fix any rate below preme Court was already hear- Given the uncertainty over became the venue. During his tenure with Sarguna Devi, sons Ramesh this amount,” the minister said. ing pleas in this regard. when things will be back to Only food cooked at home Dinakaran, he was Adityan (Ph: 73582 82978) and normal, many refused to sus- was served for breakfast and instrumental in launching the Kannan Adityan (Ph: 97109 Low lying branches axed pend their plans indefinitely lunch. publication’s daily editions in 42456), daughter Kavitha, and went ahead and took the To avoid the extreme heat, Madurai, Trichy, Coimbatore daughters-in-law Amudha plunge, although with a the wedding function and lunch and other towns in Tamilnadu. Devi and Sreedevi, son-in-law downsized wedding that was were completed before 11 a.m. He was also part of the team Rangarajan and 6 practically possible and that “We even designed a tempo- that was involved in technology grandchildren. satisfied social distancing re- rary temple on the terrace. quirements and other norms. We avoided outsourced ser- Change of norms leads to drop In late January, when her vices like photographers and marriage date was finalized caterers except the purohits to in containment zones for May 29, Prathibha (name conduct the wedding”, said By Our Staff Reporter changed) never thought that Prathiba. Over the past few days, However, on May18, the Chennai has been consistently state government issued an ‘Best Social Worker’ award for reporting over 1000 new cases order which redefined the crite- Dr. Republica Sridhar of COVID-19 everyday. ria for designating an area as a However, from a peak of containment zone. 1150 containment zones ear- According to the order, “Con- By Our Staff Reporter lier, the Corporation gradually tainment zone is formed for Corporation workers axed low lying branches of avenue trees at the junction of G. N. Chetty Road and Raghaviah Road (T. began removing a large num- areas where a cluster of cases Nagar) last week as they were obstructing the way for motor- ber of areas from its list. or clusters of cases emerge. A ists on the road margin. On May 31, the total num- cluster is defined as an area ber of containment zones un- where more than five cases are der Corporation limits was reported or five families and K. K. Salai barricaded reduced to just 201. more are affected by COVID- This huge reduction in the 19”. This essentially meant number of containment zones that for an area to be marked in the city even as coronavirus as a containment zone, at least By Our Staff Reporter cases continues to rise has five persons must test positive Tamilnadu Brahmin Asso- viding free medical assistance raised several questions includ- for novel coronavirus in the ciation ( T. Nagar) and Jaimaa since lockdown for the residents ing how the Corporation was area. Charitable Trust () of Amarambedu Village demarcating the zones. This change in definition jointly presented ‘Best Social ( District). Containment zones are ar- brought down the number of Worker’ award to Dr. Repub- She has also distributed es- eas from where positive cases zones to 201 by May 31. lica Sridhar (Founder, RMD sentials among slum dwellers of COVID-19 have been re- Why was the definition re- K. K. Salai in MGR Nagar was barricaded at both ends after multiple cases of coronavirus were reported on June 2. Pain and Palliative Care Trust, and underprivileged families ported in a district. These ar- vised? T. Nagar) for her service to the with the support of various eas are generally barricaded According to a senior health needy and persons suffering NGOs. Her Trust runs hospice by the police and the entry and official, when total lockdown Police enforce mask rule, fine from terminal ailments. care centers in Chennai and exit of people in these spots was in place, it was easier to violators The award was presented Madurai for terminally ill and are restricted and monitored have such strict norms. But By Our Staff Reporter by Lakshmi Raghukumar cancer patients. by the local body workers. post relaxation of norms, when Despite repeated requests and warnings by police and other (President, Thambrass). Her contact number is Redefining containment businesses started to open up, authorities for more than two months, many is the city still Dr. Republica has been pro- zones 93810 16588. there was no point in creating seem to be shying away from wearing masks to fight COVID- Initially, Chennai Corpora- inconvenience of mobility for 19. COVID-19 patients warned tion had designated a five-km the persons living in a particu- According to data released by the police, as on June 1, it had radius around the house of lar area because one person booked nearly 34,000 persons for not wearing masks when against moving out those who tested positive for got COVID-19. Hence it was they stepped out of their houses, and collected Rs.1.69 crore as By Our Staff Reporter the virus. In addition to this, it decided to expand the definition fine from the violators. 33,986 persons were booked in just 12 Chennai Corporation Commissioner G. Prakash on June 4 also applied restriction on a to include a larger number,” he days and fined Rs. 500 each. said COVID-19 patients and their contacts, who are in home buffer zone of three km radius said. Mask norm violators on wheels were asked to leave their quarantine, will be shifted to government COVID-19 care or beyond the containment zone. As per the new norms, an vehicles with police and buy masks to get their vehicle back institutional quarantine centers if they are found roaming on Even if a single positive case area is removed from the list of after paying the fine of Rs 500. the road. was reported from a street, containment zones if there have Police had initially started an awareness drive and free Stating that a few such persons were identified, he said, “We the entire street was barri- been no fresh cases of COVID- distribution of masks in certain areas but after Corporation will take the help of the local police to observe their behaviour. caded as per protocol and re- 19 for 14 consecutive days as officials reiterated that people should wear masks when in strictions on the entry and exit against 28 days during total public places, police started to implement the rule in a strict Such people will be tracked, and cases will be registered against of people were enforced. lockdown period. manner catching thousands for violation of the order. them.” Page 6 June 6 - 12, 2020 MAMBALAM TIMES C M Y 22 Secretariat staff Consumers hit by accumulated T. Nagar shops open amid lockdown, K test positive power bills By Our Staff Reporter but few customers COVID-19 is now paralys- By Our Staff Reporter ing work in Fort St. George, the Many Tangedco consumers There is no error in calcula- hot seat of the Tamilnadu gov- are feeling the heat of power tion”. ernment. bills accumulated for four Conjsumers who had their Till date, 22 staff members months. billing cycles ending in the first have tested positive for the With Tangedco employees week of February, April and starting to take meter read- virus. June are the ones who have ings after a gap of two months, Since June 4, two IAS Offic- raised complaints now. many consumers are com- ers and an Assistant Section Many have approached plaining that the power bills Officer have tested positive. Tangedco’s offices for clarifi- have shot up beyond expecta- cation. Officials have been ex- The whole industries depart- tions and demanding relief in plaining the workings to every ment in the 9th floor of the build- the form of deferred payment consumer, said a senior ing has been shut for fumiga- option. Tangedco official. tion, and will reopen on June 8. Tangedco, meanwhile, has Some have taken to social Cases have also been re- fixed June 15 as the deadline media seeking response from ported from departments like for payment of bills for domes- Tangedco. Some have com- information, environment and tic consumers. plained that the assessors forests, school education, pub- While many consumers com- have not entered the meter lic works, differently-abled, plained that the Tangedco has readings in their EB cards. social welfare, legislative as- totalled four months’ consump- Assessors just enter meter sembly, pay and accounts and tion (February to May) into readings in Tangedco website cooperative, food and con- one billing cycle, thereby bill- and send SMS to the consumer, sumer protection. ing the consumers at much said a consumer. By Our Staff Reporter Their colleagues have been higher slabs, TNEB chairman Since lockdown was imposed T. Nagar shopping areas home quarantined. Vikram Kapur clarified, “The in the peak of summer, people present a deserted look though “Thermal screening is inef- calculation of each and every have been using ACs indis- most standalone shops have fective as many cases are as- bill is done based on the TNERC creetly. With all family mem- opened after the relaxation of ymptomatic,” said an official. regulations. bers stuck in homes, they have the lockdown. The centralised air-condi- We divide four months into no alternative too. The worst Though a number of tioning has been switched off in two billing cycles. Domestic affected are those who have multistoried showrooms were the secretariat building due to consumers are given 100 free faced salary cuts and have lost asked to shut down indefinitely the pandemic. units for each billing cycle. jobs during the lockdown. including all the shops on Ranganathan Street due to Anbazhagan on COVID-19 discharges zoom in violation of the social distanc- ventilator support May ing norms, most other shops on Usman Road and Pondy By Our Staff Reporter By Our Staff Reporter DMK MLA J. Anbazhagan Bazaaar are open. Though the number of cases average discharge rate was at (61) continues to be on ventila- A number of big shops are in Tamilnadu, especially around 14%. found open on Usman Road tor support, a day after he Chennai, has been increasing, But by May 29, it had climbed tested positive for COVID-19 and in other areas in T. Nagar the number of patients being to 51.6 % as nearly 446 were With lockdown norms in force, shoppers can be seen on June 2. but footfalls are far fewer than discharged daily has also been discharged daily between May awaiting their turn to enter a shop He has been admitted to Dr. going up since May 8. 23 and 29. prior to the lockdown with Reela Institute & Medical Cen- The discharge rate has in- There is no doubt that the marriages and other big func- Some major restaurant forms, and these shops have tre, Chrompet and has been creased from 20% as on May 1 revised policy helped reduce the tions being postponed indefi- chains have not opened citing also taken a big hit. relying on 80 percent of oxygen to 51.6% on May 31. strain on hospital resources nitely. high operational costs and lack Many shop owners are strug- through the ventilator. This even as its coronavirus with multiple reports emerg- “There is no impulsive buy- of workforce. gling to even pay the rent and He was actively involved in cases continues to climb. ing from Chennai of hospital ing, only compulsive buying,” Many workers have now are negotiating hard with the DMK’s ‘Ondrinaivom Vaa’ ini- There were only about 45% beds fast filling up. However, said a shopkeeper. switched to selling tea, veg- building owners with the inter- tiative to provide relief materi- active cases in Tamilnadu as the data for the month of May After the closure of the big etables or masks. vention of the Traders’ Asso- als for people in distress due to of June 2. shows no clear pattern in dis- showrooms, the Traders’ As- Similarly, jewellery and tex- ciation,” said Balaji, a restau- the pandemic. The reason for the increas- charges before or after the re- sociation has instructed all tile shops have also taken a big rant owner. ing discharge has also got com- vised policy. Anbazhagan was unwell for shop owners to follow the norms hit as functions like marriages A member of Ranganathan pounded due to a policy change An increase in new COVID- the past few days and later like checking the temperature have been postponed due to Street Workers’ Association by the Ministry of Health and 19 patients was not necessar- isolated himself in his house of customers and sanitising the the pandemic. said that most of the shop Family Welfare (MoHFW). ily followed by a spike in dis- shops every few hours, and ”This is the season good busi- owners have not paid staff before getting tested for As per the revised policy, mild charges. wearing masks all the time. ness but we have been hit salaries for two months. COVID-19. and moderate cases are no But concerns have been badly,” said a jewellery shop The association has in- Anbazhagan is the first leg- longer required to be tested raised from several quarters Non-running of suburban owner. structed all shops to strictly islator in the state to have con- prior to discharge. as to whether discharged pa- trains and buses has also im- tracted the coronavirus. These two categories of tients could still be infectious pacted the arrival of custom- ”This is the holiday season adhere to the guidelines and COVID-19 patients can be dis- and transmit the virus to oth- ers from other parts of the city. and we normally also get a anyone who violates them will Central team to charged after 10 days of the ers. Though many restaurants number of outstation custom- not be allowed to operate. study mortality onset of their symptoms, pro- Though the revised policy have opened and are currently ers. All that is completely lost Misery haunts more than vided they are asymptomatic. mandates that mild and mod- only offering takeaways, there now,” lamented a garment 500 tailors in the shopping hub rate in Tamilnadu Prior to May 8, all COVID- erate patients should undergo are few customers. Dine-in shop manager. due to lack of business. Some By Our Staff Reporter 19 patients had to test nega- home quarantine for a further under strict norms will be al- T. Nagar is also a major hub have started to stitch masks A central team has arrived tive twice within a period of 24 seven days following discharge, lowed from June 7. of shops that sell school uni- which they sell to agents. in the city to understand the hours, in order to be discharged. there is no monitoring done to best practices of Tamilnadu, In Chennai, till May 15, the ensure this. which has the lowest mortality Restaurants struggle due to exodus of rate in the country. India 7th worst hit by workers The team will be in the city By Our Staff Reporter for three days and will visit COVID-19 Due to the mass exodus of back to their hometown. Now, are equally hit as their cooks, India witnessed its biggest jump in the number of Chengalpet, Kancheepuram, workers, most of them natives with relaxation in place and including those from the State, coronavirus cases with 9,851 testing positive on June 4, Tiruvallur, Ariyalur, of North Eastern states, res- taking the total number of cases to 2,26,770. restaurants allowed dine-in have gone home. Villupuram and Cuddalore. 273 COVID-19-related deaths were also reported, the taurants in the city are strug- from June 8, I don’t have “We thought of hiring locals According to Rajendra highest in a day so far. gling to reopen even as the gov- enough workers to open,” he at least until normalcy returns. Ratnoo (Nodal Officer) though Though the number has crossed 2.25 lakhs, the recovery ernment has relaxed restric- said. We had to abandon the move it is too early to conclude, early rate among the patients was reported at 48.27 per cent. tions. However, several eateries, as they demanded high wages,” detection and more tests could India stood seventh among the nations worst hit by the The owner of a popular res- which are heavily dependent said R. Varadan, who runs a be the reason for the lower COVID-19 pandemic after the US, Brazil, Russia, the UK, taurant in T. Nagar is a wor- on migrant workers, are now pizza outlet in . mortality rate. Spain and Italy. ried man. left scrambling to gather their He said that local hands de- In terms of fatalities, India is ranked 12th at present, Ratnoo is coordinating “I had 33 workers from the workforce. mand Rs. 700 to 1,000 per day while it is placed at eighth place in terms of recoveries. COVID-19 measures between Northern States. As I could Eateries in the city-owned However, India figures among the top-five countries in as against those from the the Centre and the state terms of active cases. not pay them during the by people from neighbouring North Eastern states who government. lockdown, 27 of them went Kerala and Andhra Pradesh settle for under Rs. 500. June 6 -12, 2020 MAMBALAM TIMES Page 7 C M Y CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Industrial sewage returns to pollute 5 ASTROLOGY MAMBALAM Sri Annama WEST MAMBALAM, 22, WEST MAMBALAM/ WEST MAMBA- water bodies Thambiah Road, near Bakya JATHAGA, laiyar Packers & Movers for Border, LAM, 56, Maha- By Our Staff Reporter Vaasthu, Nameo shifting of household, office, Fast Food, near Railway Subramania Nagar, brand devan Street, S-1, logy expert industrial articles, Chennai city Station, 2 bedrooms new, 2 bedrooms flat, hall, Rear Wing, Alonkar Rivers and canals passing through Chennai are back to being st “Jyothisha Rathna” and other districts. Anywhere apartment, hall, kitchen, 1 kitchen, semi-furnished, lift, Priyadarshini flat, carriers of harmful pollutants. Industries, which were closed during the floor, balcony, bath attached, Srimathi V. Akilan in India. 24 hours service. genset, solar, covered car 1320 sq.ft, 2 lockdown, have opened after some norms were relaxed and raw sewage deswari, M.A. Safe, 0% damage. Ph: 91765 rent Rs. 10500. Ph: 98403 park, CCTV, rent Rs. 25000, 60785, 98411 93685. bedrooms, hall, is being indiscriminately discharged into water bodies again. M.Phil. D.I.A. 85154, 98418 88585. Brahmins only, no brokers. nd Specialist in Palmis Ph: 63637 00440, 98405 kitchen, 2 floor, no The first indication of pollution is the spread of water hyacinth. The MAMBALAM RAINBOW WEST MAMBALAM, 1, lift, semi-furni- try, Astrology, Packers & Movers, local Baroda Street Extension, 2 40528. invasive weed, which breeds mosquitoes, has now occupied a large Nameology, Nume shed, shared car/ shifting, minimum cost Rs. bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 850 WEST MAMBALAM, 1, stretch of the from near the Saidapet bridge to the rology, Marriage 4000, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, sq.ft, builder floor, 24 hours Viswanathan Street, Arya two wheeler park- matching, vaasthu. Hyderabad, Bangalore, tap water, covered car park, 2 Gowda Road, 2 bedrooms, ing, Brahmins only, bridge. Other water bodies too are not spared. Sri Raja Rajeswari Mumbai, & all over India, car rest rooms, 2 balconies, newly ground floor, 1500 sq.ft, car residential pur- The reappearance of the weed is primarily due to the increase in the Jathagalaya, No. 8/1, transport, 100% safe, door to constructed, ready occu- park, Brahmins only. Ph: 4357 pose, rent Rs. 20000, release of untreated sewage into the river, as nutrients from the sewage Ramakrishnapuram door. Ph: 96002 96873, 98400 pation, rent Rs. 20000 6759, 96001 49664, 97911 advance 5 months, 1st Street, West 20526. Email: info@rainbow including maintenance. Cont 64986. no bro-kers, help the water hyacinth proliferate. Mambalam, Ph: packersmovers.com Raj Ph: 98410 46803, 98416 st inspection on 7th A senior Metrowater official said that stagnation of water in the river 94441 51597, 94449 ASHOK NAGAR, 5, 1 19098. June 2020 (Sun-day) was another reason for spread of the weed. A copious flow in a river or 97942, 94449 97946. KVT packers & movers, Avenue, near Hot Chips, 2 household items, office things WEST MAMBALAM, 5/3, bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000 between 8.45 a.m & canal helps dilute the constituents of the sewage and takes them CATERING CATERING shifting, machineries moving, Jain Colony, Pappathiammal sq.ft, 30 feet Road, car park, 6 p.m. small family/ towards the sea, he said. CATERING orders door to door, all over India. Ph: Street, near Samiyar Madam vegetarian/non-vegetarian, small office st But, currently, water in the rivers and canals is virtually stagnant undertaken for 98402 60307. Bus Stop, independent, 1 wood work, metro & bore preferred, Flat alone marriage (A to Z), floor, 960 sq.ft, 2 bedrooms, water, EB separate, family/ REAL ESTATE is covered under and the invasive weed, fed by the nutrients in the raw sewage, has small functions, hall, kitchen, 3 phase, big bachelors/office, rent Rs. surveillance. Ph: covered vast swathes of the water bodies. nitchayathartham, (SELLING) open service area, Brahmins 20000, lease Rs. 12 lakhs. seemantham, T. NAGAR, Mylairangan only, no brokers, rent Rs. Ph: 99419 99191. 99400 52364 ayushahomam, athan Street, near Natesan 20000, negotiable. Ph: 90941 WEST MAMBALAM, 68/2A, Park, independent house of WEST MAMBALAM, 4/41, Udavum Karangal Enjoy virtual upanayanam, 93412. rd Balakrishna Naicker Street, 1.7 grounds with ground floor Ramakrishnapuram 3 Street, shashtiapthapurthi, nd appeals for donations to drives with - 3 bedrooms & 1st floor - 3 WEST MAMBALAM residential portion, 2 floor, 2 near , sathabishekam, (Mettupalayam), Newel Stars, bedrooms, hall, kitchen, prime location, ground floor, 2 grahapravesam bedrooms, total 6 bedrooms, this music 25, Perumal Koil Street, opp. attached western toilets, bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 650 help the needy and birthday func ready for sale, no brokers. Ph: 98408 07181. Arulmigu Bhaktha Anjaneyar dining, balcony, provision for sq.ft, 2-wheeler/4-wheeler By Our Staff Reporter app tions. Contact: st A/c, UPS, spacious covered Temple, 1 floor, 730 sq.ft, 2 parking, rent Rs. 18000 Udavum Karangal (41, Kannadasan Street, By Our Staff Mahalakshmi WEST MAMBA bedrooms, hall, 2 bathrooms, backyard, plenty of water, Catering Services LAM, near Ayodhya separate EB, UPS provison, (negotiable). Ph: 99622 47316, T. Nagar), an NGO providing care for destitutes Reporter coporation/bore water, semi- 96770 15801. (West Mambalam), mandapam, new furnished, 1 covered car park, covered car park, new in is home in Thiruverkadu, has undertaken Considering how this Ph: 95516 15465. flat for sale, construction, Brahmins only, vegetarian family, rent Rs. T. NAGAR, Cosmo relief measures since the lockdown started on lockdown has put SR Foods provides daily proposed 2 bed 18000, no brokers. Ph: 91763 inspection on Sunday, June Towers, A-15, Dr. Thomas 7. Ph: 94440 81705, 94440 March 24. fresh pure & hygienic rooms, hall, kitc 85385, 91769 79597, 2471 Road, 810 sq.ft, 2 bedrooms travel plans on hold, hen, Ph: 98410 51622. 66704. vegetarian Brahmin home 6385. flat, hall, kitchen, rent Rs. According to its Founder Vidyaakar, its siblings Hitansh Shah made food at your doorsteps WEST MAMBALAM, 20000 (negotiable). Ph: 98418 volunteers have identified 500 families of daily T. NAGAR, 29, North Boag Umapathy Street, 900 sq.ft, and Khushil Shah in hot pack. Lunch at Rs.100 Road, Alsa Natvile Flat, Flat 20662, 98418 20663. wage workers living in abject poverty in the for senior citizens / bachelors, well ventilated & spacious, 2 have developed an app No. E-2, 1649 sq.ft, 3 bedrooms flat, hall, kitchen, no delivery charges, available nd WEST MAMBALAM, slum areas in Thiruverkadu. bedrooms, 2 floor, duplex 24 hours water, 1st floor, car called ‘MusicalDrive’ Idly Mavuu & Adai Mavuu, flat, lift, genset, covered car Lakshmi Flat, 13B, Burma “With the lockdown extended to June 30, the parking, rent Rs. 15000, st which gives a virtual Yella Vadam, Jevarisi Vadam. park, rent Rs. 40000, Kanagammal Street, 1 floor, maximum suffering is being endured by daily We undertake all kinds of party advance 6 months. Ph: 94451 maintenance Rs. 3000. Ph: 82504. 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1005 wage workers and migrant labourers, who have drive experience orders. Ph: 63800 66968, 99943 sq.ft, semi furnished, 2&4 94439 15019, 98406 67846. WEST MAMBALAM, 1, lost their livelihood after March 24,” he said. through different In- 38338. wheeler parking, pure T. NAGAR, 21, Gandhi Ganapathy Street, single dian and international ORDER authentic veetu vegetarians, no brokers, Ph: ”We will be providing rehabilitation kits Street, near , bedroom house, only for cities. saapadu, curry, sambar, 1050 sq.ft, 2 bedrooms flat, vegetarians, 440 sq.ft, 2nd 95660 47732. consisting of a month’s food essentials to these rasam, kootu at Rs. 100 from wood work, car park, 24 hours floor, no brokers. Ph: 99621 SERVICE families,” he added. “After lockdown 2.0, Moremilaga.com, 98847 water, security, rent Rs. 54277, 98842 29341. 21737, 98847 21797. (1) PEST CONTROL, The cost of each kit, consisting of 10 kg. rice, we realised that the 20000. Ph: 98414 06777. th ASHOK NAGAR, 5, 4 termite control, cockroach pulses, vegetables and medical accessories lockdown is not going SHYAMALA Catering WEST MAMBALAM, 66/ Avenue, near Sony Centre, Service). We undertake control, other general pest like masks and sanitizers, comes to Rs.1,700. to end soon in many 12 Ganapathy Street, 5, new flat, 1600 sq.ft, 3 control (free inspection). (2) catering for marriage, bedrooms, hall, modular He has appealed to the readers of Mambalam Aparna apartment, 600 sq.ft, Housekeeping works. (3) places. Our father seemantham, nichayat ground floor, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, marble floor, lift, Times to donate for the above cause. hartham, ayushyahomam, WEST MAMBALAM, House shifting. (4) False ceiling Vyomesh suggested Devanathan Colony, near kitchen, furnished with A/c, covered car park, CCTV He said that since the lockdown began on upanayanam, grahapra camera, power back-up, 100% work. Contact: PR Murali, Ph: we create something Srinivasa Theatre, 1st floor, 3 cot, geyser, all electrical March 24, the NGO has distributed 50,000 vesam, sashtiapthapoorthi, fittings, 24 hours water supply, vaasthu, rent Rs. 35000, 99520 34835, 90942 15496. sathabishegam & birthday bedrooms flat, hall, kitchen, virtually. While talk- rent Rs. 15000, pure vege- negotiable, 24 hours security, SITUATION lunch packets among poor families and functions, quality maintained. balcony, built-up area 1350 tarians only. Ph: 94441 30896. 24 hours water, family/office. rehabilitation kits among 1,700 families of ing to our friends, they 93805 36735, 89391 36735. VACANT sq.ft, UDS 915 sq.ft, Ph: 73053 44555. daily wage workers. were reminiscing inspection day time only. Ph: T. NAGAR, 13/7, Thiru- (GENERAL) CIVIL WORKS murthy Street, single bedroom, WEST MAMBALAM, 11/6, about their trips to the 94447 99940, 89394 05250. WANTED fresh or Donors may contact 99401 88011 / 2621 hall, kitchen, balcony, pooja Rajaji Street, Ganapathy Illam, experienced BE (ECE), DECE UK, the US, and even nd 6321. RENTAL room, 2 floor flat, 500 sq.ft, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1 – passed/failed candidates for WEST MAMBALAM, 53, car park, no lift, rent Rs. small room, verandah, ground For more details, visit the website https:// many places in India. floor, 24 hours water, EB as electronics unit. Part time work www.myhelpinghands.org/ Janakiram Street, 2 12000, small vegetarian family available. Contact: Elixir So, we decided to cre- bedrooms, hall, kitchen, rent only. Ph: 74186 97157. per card, rent Rs. 10500, 2 months advance. Ph: 92831 Electronics, Arya Gowda ate an app that will Rs. 15000, lease Rs. 16 lakhs. T. NAGAR, 36/12, MV Koil 80834, 90427 63415. Road, West Mambalam. Ph: Madras Crocodile Bank give people the experi- Ph: 73583 57499. Street, Near South Boag Road T. NAGAR, 90, Burkit 70103 63762. ence of riding around WEST MAMBALAM, 37, middle, 2 bedrooms, hall, appeals for help st Road, near Bus Terminus/ ACCOUNTANT Subramania Nagar, near 5 kitchen, 900 sq.ft, 1 floor, no various major Indian lift, 2-wheeler parking, rent Railway Station, single needed, female, full By Our Staff Reporter Lights, 1 bedroom, hall, and international cit- Rs. 15000, for small Brahmin bedroom, hall, kitchen, bath time accountant The Madras Crocodile Bank is home to more kitchen, rent Rs. 10500, lease family only. Ph: 74186 97157. attached, rent Rs. 13000, with minimum 5 than 17 species of reptiles including crocodiles, ies while listening to 7 lakhs. Ph: 90801 64510. advance 6 months, family/ years experience, WEST MAMBALAM, 18/ office/bachelor. Vimal, Ph: snakes, lizards, turtles and a komodo dragon. music sitting in the SAIDAPET, 10, Karnees GST, Tally, ITR. EDUCATIONAL 19, Krishnamurthy Street, 1st 94441 16320. It now faces a new challenge due to COVID- comfort of homes,” said ADMISSION Open for warar Kovil Street, near floor, 900 sq.ft, 2 bedrooms, Office at West WEST MAMBALAM, 43/ 19. Hitansh. academic year 2020-2021 for Railway Station, 1050 sq.ft, 3 hall, kitchen, balcony, 2 Mambalam. Ph: LKG to IX Std. Little Flower bedrooms, hall, kitchen, lift, 38, Subramainyam Street, 2 97907 59840. It usually sees around 1.25 lakh visitors The web-app is user- restrooms, wood work, bedrooms, hall, kitchen, Matriculation Higher covered car park, wood work, covered car park, rent during the summer months, bringing in rev- friendly and can be Secondary School, Ashok ground floor, independent SOFA SERVICES vegetarian or non-vegetarian, Rs.19000, Brahmins only, no house, 2-wheeler parking, ANY sofas, cushions, enue of around Rs. 80 lakhs. downloaded on any de- Nagar, Chennai – 83. Ph: 2489 brokers. Ph: 99620 25945, rent Rs. 25000 (negotiable), vegetarians only, rent Rs. recliner sofas repairing & But, since the closure of the Crocodile Bank 4612. 96115 61469. Call us vice. advance 5 months only. Ph: 25000. Ph: 92821 22636, reconditioning at very moderate in March, there has been no revenue from ELECTRICAL 99400 27179. before visit. “The user can select 97890 32848. charges. Contact: K.N.S. visitors. Donations from local and foreign do- WORKSWORKSWORKS any city of his/her Rajan, New No. 58, Peters nors have also fallen short due to the effect of Road, . Ph: 93818 choice. You can listen MAMBALAM TIMES the pandemic. Advertisement Rates MAMBALAM 03956, 76671 33233. It employs close to 50 persons to take care to various genres of YOGAYOGAYOGA BLACK & WHITE: COLOUR: TIMES YOGAYOGA of the 2000+ reptilian residents. music including the old YOGA classes will be taken 70s, A. R. Rahman hits, Full Page :Rs. 21000 Full Page :Rs. 40,000 in your place. Simple exercise, The Crocodile Bank also expects an increase Editor aasanas, pranayamas and in running cost when it is allowed to reopen English rap and hip- Half Page :Rs. 12,500 Half Page :Rs. 21,000 K. S. Ramakrishnan surya namaskaram will be due to new social distancing and hygiene mea- hop. If you are missing Per Column Centimeter: Ear Panel on Page 1 taken, weekly three classes. sures to be put in place such as supply of the street noise then Contact: C.H. Goplakrishnan, Rs. 1600 masks and sanitisers to all visitors to ensure you can also turn that Rs. 180 Asst. Advt. Manager Ph: 98403 13320. PACKERS & the safety of all. on, while listening to MOVERS Classified Display: Per Column cm Rs. 220 E. Srinivasan Advertise in the To make up for the shortfall and shore up its music and enjoying the MAMBALAM Ajjay Packers Rs. 270 per cm First Page : Rs. 270 & Moovers for shifting in local finances, it is raising funds from the public. car ride,” said Khushil. Classified Columns One can contribute by adopting a crocodile, within Chennai minimum Rs. Third Page: Rs. 220 Last Page : Rs. 230 Advt. Representative According to the duo, 3300, insurance free. Chennai, of Mambalam sponsoring feed for the animals, contributing they have received Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune, S. N. Kumar towards wages for the staff or research con- Mumbai, New Delhi, all over 7/3, Madley Road, T. Nagar. Times for good response for the India. 0% damage. Ph: 73581 Ph: 2434 9236, 2431 3937, 2435 6475 ducted by the Crocodile Bank. immediate app since its launch 70399, 98409 47503,729904 [email protected] Accountant For more details, visit the website 47508. Email: info@safeway from both India and Web: www.mambalamtimes.in P. Muralidharan response. “http://madrascrocodilebank.org/web/ packersmoovers.com make_a_donation”. Page 8 Mambalam edition of Anna Nagar Times - RNI No. 67462/94 MAMBALAM TIMES June 6 - 12, 2020 C M Y K

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