THE TIMES OF , * MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 2017 TIMES CITY | REGION 5 ‘Clean up lake before monsoon’ NEWS DIGEST C Suresh Kumar systematic pollution of the records, the lake spread over ly sewage brought by the in- Residents water body. 92 acres in the 1980s but has lets, thanks to inaction by the Two storm water drain shrunk due to encroachment government to crack down on channels from residential and garbage dumping to 50 residents who use the storm Complain Of areas in Chitlapakkam and acres today. However, more water drains for dumping se- empty into the la- than 30 acres of the lake is in- wage.” Skin Allergies ke. Both inlets, meant to car- fested with overgrown water Another resident Sriniva- ry rainwater, bring sewage hyacinth, which cuts off oxy- san said, “As a result of con- Abdullah.Nurullah from homes. gen supply to the water body. suming contaminated gro- @timesgroup.com In an effort to prevent the A marriage hall and two undwater, my family and ne- flow of contaminants into the illegal temples built on the ighbours have contracted Chennai: The upcoming lake, the Chitlapakkam town water channel have narro- skin allergies.” monsoon may not bring joy to panchayat constructed a seri- wed the waterway. Srinivasan and other resi- CLOSE SHAVE: A ten-wheeler tanker lorry carrying drinking residents near Chitlapak- es of bio-pits. These pits were Residents said authoriti- dents assured Arappor Iyak- water overturned on the Kathipara flyover late on Sunday. Traffic kam lake as the 50-acre water meant to retain solid parti- es have failed to act on the en- kam volunteers and any police said the lorry was turning into an arm of the flyover that body has turned into a ces- cles present in the sewage flo- croachments despite several other citizen group that they connects with Ekkatuthangal at high speed. Traffic moving spool due to sewage and gar- wing into the lake. complaints. The canal which would assist them in resto- towards from Guindy was affected. The driver suffered bage dumping. Residents are However, the project fai- conveys excess water from ring the lake even if it meant minor injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital demanding that authorities led miserably. Local group Chitlapakkam lake to the entering the polluted water act immediately and desilt Chitlapakkam Rising volun- lake has narro- SMELLY AFFAIR: A dumpyard spread over 2 acres on the northern body with spades. the lake to ensure inflow du- teer Udaya said, “So far, at le- wed to 2-10 feet, the Arappor end of the lake has been encroaching the lake bed for several years. A public interest litiga- Prince of Arcot gramme on Monday will coinci- ring rainfall recharges gro- ast a dozen buffaloes have fal- Iyakkam audit found. The dumpyard is used by the Chitlapakkam town panchayat tion filed by the Chitlapak- de with the birthday of the undwater in the area. len into the pit and died when A dumpyard spread over 2 kam Rising Trust almost a ye- greets Vice-Prez institute’s founder and eminent When citizen group volut- they went grazing near the acres on the northern end of ge act as a barrier preventing The illegal flow of sewage ar ago is yet to reach a conclu- scientist M S Swaminathan, a neers of the Arappor Iyak- inlet.” The public works de- the lake has been encroa- entry into the lake. The dum- has polluted groundwater, sion in the high court. Prince of Arcot, Nawab Mo- release said. Karnataka’s kam conducted an audit of partment had asked the local ching the lake bed for several pyard has forced authorities complained residents. The trust had demanded hammed Abdul Ali, wished the agricultural minister Krishna the lake, they found that it is body to close down the pit, years. The dumpyard is used of a government school next Resident of Periyar Na- local and state authorities re- newly-elected 13th vice presi- Byre Gowda will inaugurate the the local administration which is yet to happen. by the Chitlapakkam town door to keep their backdoor gar, Narayanan said, “All the move encroachments and dent of India, M Venkaiah event and Maria Andrade, which is responsible for the According to government panchayat. Mounds of garba- shut at all times. water you see in the lake is on- restore the lake. Naidu in a congratulatory winner of the world food prize message. In his statement, Ali for 2016, will serve as chief said, “...with your rich experi- guest. ence in dealing with men and matters, the nation will pro- NGO conducts awareness Residents demand stops for gress and develop in many campaign: NGO Thozhan Met predicts more rain aspects,” before wishing Naidu conducted an awareness a “successful tenure” in office. campaign on the subject express trains at Ali expressed hope that Naidu ‘Golden hour response and would uphold and protect the Good Samaritan Law’ in the city for Monday afternoon Chennai: The demand to allot vallur. Railways feel that the nearly 60 pairs of express tra- basic fabric of the Constitution on Sunday. K Periaiah, addition- stops for express trains at Tiru- stop will slow down trains out ins pass through Tiruvallur and, in particular, promote al commissioner of police- communal harmony and traffic and I Easwaran, deputy TIMES NEWS NETWORK B A Raju vallur has strengthened with of Central. Now, local party le- but only 10 have stops. “We are local political parties joining aders have stepped in to push requesting an additional 10 tra- national unity. commissioner of police- traffic Chennai: The city temperature hands with residents and com- for stops at the district headqu- ins stoppage to fulfil the need of served as chief guests. fell by 10° on Sunday afternoon muter associations. RTI re- arters. During DMK MP A residents. At , all MSSRF to hold internation- thanks to the cloud cover that sponses show that the station Krishnasamy’s tenure, railwa- special trains are stopping. All al conference: The MS Clarification: In the report was immediately followed by generates the required reve- ys alloted stoppage for three special trains stoppage is to be Swaminathan Research Foun- ‘Two south-bound trains to showers lasting about 20 minu- nue to qualify for allotting trains after which stops ha- considered at Tiruvallur. This dation will host an international originate from Tambaram’ tes. Only central and some nort- stops for long distance trains. ven’t been alotted for any train will not only reduce crowd at conference on the topic ‘Farm- published on August 6, 2017, hern parts of the city recorded Residents said railways was fo- though the station’s revenue Chennai Central but also in- ing system for nutrition’ be- the headline should have rainfall, while southern parts cusing on the southern line has touched `12 crore per year. crease revenue to the railwa- tween August 7 and August 9 at indicated that the trains are including Adyar and Kodam- and had been ignoring Tiru- K Baskar, a resident, said ys.” TNN the institute’s campus in Guwahati and Dibrugarh- bakkam remained dry. For Taramani. The inaugural pro- bound. Monday, the meteorological centre predicted that rain or thundershowers could occur in the afternoon or evening. Loyola prof devises ‘innovative’ test for English Around 2pm on Sunday, the temperature dropped from 36° TOI comic strips to assess the chief very easy for children to learn others rather than reading Celsius to 26° due to the sudden Vinayashree.J skills of English and its sub- certain answers or memorise text content and filling in downpour. By evening, the tem- @timesgroup.com skills. The research was carri- passages. This is not possible grammar workbooks, Mary perature rose, reaching 30° Cel- ed out D.Christina Sagaya Ma- when it comes to employing said. The focus is on testing sius at 6.30pm. The rainfall was Chennai: Shifting away from ry, assistant professor of Eng- creative methods. The pen and students on their narrating caused by a trough of low at sea the standardized paper and lish, under the supervision of paper style certainly has its technique, dialoguing, cohe- level which extended from SUDDEN SHOWERS pen testing, a faculty member K.S Antonysamy, associate benefits but we feel these addi- rence and vocabulary and the north coastal Andhra to the so- of Loyola College has come up professor of English. Mary tional methods of testing sho- concept of continuity.“The sy- uthern tip of the peninsula. rain. This month, Nungambak- was 36.6° Celsius and 26.7° Celsi- with ‘innovative testing met- has also obtained a patent uld be incorporated as part of stem of learning needs to be Since June, Nungambak- kam has recorded nearly 8cm us. As per the met forecast, the hods’ of English language MOVING AWAY FROM PAPER- number for the methodology. the testing process,” she said. decentralised. It is very indivi- kam has recorded nearly 23cm rainfall in the first week while city is likely to witness a maxi- skills for students. PENCIL TESTS “While the core skills of lis- Often understanding does dualistic and eliminates rote rainfall (30% above normal), recorded only mum and minimum tempera- This method, having been tening, speaking, reading and not take place unless students learning. Here the learner be- while Meenambakkam recor- 2.4cm. The maximum and mini- ture of 37 degrees Celsius and 27 successfully implemented in Loyola College, employs docu- writing are tested through the are placed in a situation where comes the centre of the testing ded 31cm (88% above normal) mum temperature on Sunday degrees Celsius. the department of English at mentaries, newsletters, and regular method of testing, it is they have to interact with system,” she said. TTV headed for collision with EPS group Factionalism Members of Hindu V.Mayilvaganan A.Prathap sikala as party general secre- AIADMK ministers. and infuse fresh blood,’’ said to the fore in @timesgroup.com tary. When the posting of gen- “But Edappadi refusing to venkatachalam, who has outfit attack SDPI eral secretary is under ques- budge and standing his been appointed as party orga- Cuddalore he T T V Dhinakaran tion, the deputy general sec- ground provoked Dhinaka- nizing secretary. Tand Edappadi K Pala- retary’s post should be ran to rethink his strategy,’’ “What Jayakumar said niswamy factions of considered null and void,’’ he said a party source. was his personal view. One AIADMK activists, arrested AIADMK appeared to head said. Edappadi chose to assert must note that EPS has not TIMES NEWS NETWORK diyalur, who owned a fancy towards a full blown confron- Fuelling the feud, Dhinak- himself once again, making said a word against Dhinaka- TIMES NEWS NETWORK shop and S Ahmed Shihabud- tation on Sunday after the aran’s supporter P Vetrivel, it clear he would brook no in- ran,’’ said Venkatachalam. Coimbatore: Two workers of din, 21, from Nehru Street at war of words between sup- in an interview to a private terference from Sasikala But few of his own sup- Cuddalore: Factionalism the Social Democratic Party of Thudiyalur, who worked in a porters of the two reached a television channel, asked all family. “Edappadi knows that porters refusing to accept the within the Cuddalore dis- India (SDPI) were injured courier firm at Peelamedu, suf- crescendo. AIADMK ministers to “wear Dhinakaran will not attempt new posts and Edappadi’s trict unit of the AIADMK when activists of Hindu outfits fered severe injuries on the State finance minister D a saree” for sidelining Dhi- to bring down the govern- tough stand has once again came to the fore on Sunday attacked them in the city on head and face. Ameer Abbas is Jayakumar stated ‘traitors’ Sources said Dhinakaran never nakaran after Sasikala’s im- ment. Hence he is not ready to made Dhinakaran rethink after two MPs and four Sunday. The SDPI activists the president of the SDPI for will not be pardoned by for- wanted to nurture a separate prisonment. The fresh bout of budge,’’ said a former minis- his move to enter the party of- MLAs of the ruling party were canvassing at Jothipu- the Kavundampalayam as- mer chief minister J Jayala- faction publicly, but preferred to confrontation comes after ter. fice. “Dhinakaran will not go boycotted a government ram near Periyanaickenpa- sembly constituency and lithaa’s soul without naming use his supporters to pressurize Dhinakaran announced a Perundurai MLA and to party office immediately. function presided over by layam to enrol new members Ahmed is a member of the anyone, though party in- Edappadi Palaniswamy indirectly new set of office-bearers on Dhinakaran supporter Thop- He had decided to complete at four ministers. when Hindu Munnani and BJP SDPI. siders admit that it was an ap- Friday, giving party posts to pu Venkatachalam said Dhi- least three of his public meet- Ministers K A Senkot- workers opposed the campaign On Saturday night, Yasser parent reference to Dhinaka- tioned the authority of the his supporters. nakaran was not interested ings beginning August 14 and taiyan, P Thangamani, Din- and assaulted the two. The ru- Arafat, a functionary of the ran and his supporters. deputy general secretary in Sources said Dhinakaran in nurturing a separate fac- then decide about visiting the digul C Sreenivasan, and M ral police arrested six people. SDPI and three other members “Those betraying the party announcing a new set of of- never wanted to nurture a tion. “It is wrong to say Dhi- headquarters,’’ said a party C Sampath flagged off a The arrested persons were of the outfit were conducting a will not be pardoned by the fice-bearers. “There is a com- separate faction publicly, but nakaran wants to nurture a functionary close to Dhinak- marathon organized by the identified as G Murugan, 40, a campaign at Arivozhi Nagar to people,” he told reporters in plaint pending before the preferred to use his support- separate faction by giving aran. government as a part of the caterer of Poonga Nagar at No enrol new members for their Chennai. Election Commission of In- ers to pressurize Edappadi party posts to his supporters. The O Panneerselvam fac- centenary celebrations of 4 Veerapandi, K Mathi alias party. The members of the Hin- Jayakumar, a vocal critic dia challenging the validity Palaniswamy indirectly and New office-bearers have been tion meanwhile, is playing the AIADMK founder and Mathiyazhagan, 28, a realtor du outfits asked them to leave of Dhinakaran, also ques- of the appointment of V K Sa- win back the support of all appointed to revive the party wait and watch. late chief minister M G Ra- from Sri Ram Nagar at No 4 the area. Residents of Arivozhi machandran. Two MPs – M Veerapandi near Periyanaick- Nagar intervened and settled Chandrakasi and A Arun- enpalayam, B Vijayakumar, 47, the issue. Immediately, Ameer REGION DIGEST mozhidevan and four a realtor from Annai Nagar at Abbas was informed about the Man heading MLAs – P Sathya (Panruti), Periyanaickenpalayam, Mani- incident and he asked the party OPS denies links with tainted V T Kalaiselvan (Vridha- yan from Periyanaickenpa- members to leave the place. TN government chalam), K A Pandian (Chi- layam, J Prakash, 27 from Siva- Ameer Abbas and Ahmed towards OPS dambaram) and N Muru- sakthi Colony and K Krishna- went to Jothipuram near Peri- warns traders businessman Sekhar Reddy gamaran (Kattumannar- raj, 31, from LML Colony at yanaickenpalayam where they with knife koil) boycotted the govern- Amman Kulam. Police said Vi- met Yasser Arafat and other The Tamil Nadu government TIMES NEWS NETWORK K. Antony Xavier ment function to register jayakumar was a member of SDPI workers. out- on Sunday warned traders their strong protest against the BJP and others were mem- fit members followed them to and retailers against collect- Madurai:“I am ready to face held in Trichy Sampath, who is also the bers of the Hindu Munnani. Jothipuram and assaulted ing tax for goods that are not any inquiry about my al- Cuddalore district secreta- Police said M Ameer Ab- Ameer and Ahmed with wood- covered under the ambit of leged connections with busi- TIMES NEWS NETWORK ry of the party. bas, 38, of Nehru Street at Thu- en logs and sickles. the Goods and Services Tax nessman Sekhar Reddy, be- (GST). State finance minister, cause I have no fear,” said for- Trichy: Tension prevailed D Jayakumar issued the mer chief minister O Pan- at the international airport warning, while talking to neerselvam while here as CISF personnel reporters at the airport. addressing the executive caught a man who was alleg- Ancient burial site dating back committee meeting of the edly seen approaching for- CM to take part in Nai- AIADMK Puratchi Thalaivi mer chief minister O Pan- du’s swearing-in cere- Amma held at Thiruthangal, neerselvam with a knife on to Sangam age unearthed mony: Chief minister Edap- Sivakasi in Virudhunagar Sunday. The 50-year-old TOI padi K Palaniswami will take on Sunday. AIADMK cadre was handed TIMES NEWS NETWORK part in the swearing-in Addressing a large gath- O Pannerselvam addresses a public meeting in Sivakasi on Sunday over to airport police. ceremony of vice president ering, he said that their out- The man has been identi- Coimbatore: An ancient designate Venkiah Naidu. fit had broken the rule that sen by Amma to be the chief the assembly and just agree- fied as Solairajan, 50, of TVS burial yard was unearthed on executive committee meet- minister, twice in a gap of 13 ing with everything that the Tollgate area in Trichy. A la- Sunday when workers were CM appeals to people to ings were held only within years. I know that Amma ruling party did, he said. bourer, he carries goods on de-silting a lake near Vedapat- wear khadi once a week: four walls. It was being con- would not entrust anybody It has been proven that tricycle and has been an ti in Coimbatore. In a bid to promote hand- ducted like a large public with a responsibility if he or Sasikala’s appointment as AIADMK member for the Many city-based NGOs loom products, chief minister conference because they had she had performed lesser the general secretary of the last 30 years. After the rift in have been carrying out de-silt- Edappadi K Palaniswami on the people’s full support. “I than her expectations,’’ he AIADMK and all her ap- the party, he had switched ing work at the lake that had Sunday exhorted the public and Sekhar Reddy have no said. pointments are invalid since over to OPS faction, accord- dried up this year. At 5-feet to wear khadi once a week. connections at all. I went to Panneerselvam said that the Election Commission it- ing to police. depth below the actual lake’s Tamil Nadu has about 3.20 Tirupati to tonsure my head it was funny that DMK lead- self has acknowledged there Panneerselvam arrived bed, bones that were in a tran- lakh weavers and nearly 1.29 to redeem my vow in connec- er Duraimurugan was get- was a dispute on that. Only E at Trichy from Chennai on a sition stage of becoming a fos- A piece of pottery found at the ancient burial site in Coimbatore lakh families depend on the tion with Amma’s case, and ting angry when, he ( Pan- Madhusoodhanan has the flight around 11.30 am. The sil were found. Historians said textile and handloom sec- Reddy was a member of the neerselvam) made allega- qualification to be the gener- AIADMK (Puratchi Thalai- that the land must have been a these were burial yard dating ceased person’s personal be- tors, Palaniswami said. administrative board. He tions against chief Minister al secretary of the party. “Ev- vi Amma) leader was on his burial site which was later back more than 2,000 years longings like clothes, plates came out when I came out Edapaddi K Palaniswami. erybody is well aware of the way to Virudhunagar to at- made into a lake by the Chola during the Sangam age. We and pots were placed in the Families of cops to get and a photograph was “Why is he getting angry in- drama that TTV Dhinakaran tend a party meeting. When kings. looked up books and various grave. The boundary would be `3L ex-gratia: Chief minis- clicked. There is nothing stead of Edapaddi?’’ he is performing,’’ he said. the former chief minister Heritage enthusiasts Vi- records and found that Coim- made of stones. “Even in this ter Edappadi K Palaniswami more to it,’’ he said. asked. Their “dharma yudhdam’’ came out of the airport jaykumar and Anandkumar batore was also one among site, there was a stone com- on Sunday expressed grief “This is a government Tamil Nadu’s current po- will continue till all their de- through the VIP exit, his were told by locals that some such sites,” said Vijaykumar. partment and we saw many over the death of 16 police that is in power due to an ac- litical situation was being mands are met and the party supporters who had been pieces of pots and some bones Heritage enthusiasts and plates and pots. Near the bund personnel during the last cident. I know the struggles ridiculed by many. Never in is freed from the clutches of waiting started to run to- were found at the lake site. archaeological experts who we found a pot that was not eight months and announced Amma faced to bring this history had the ruling party family rule. Former minis- wards him. CISF personnel “When we went there, we visited the spot said that gen- damaged. It had some carv- a relief of `3 lakh to be party back to power because and opposition got into such ters K Pandiarajan and tried to control the crowd found lots of bone fragments erally graveyards in that age ings on it and caricatures disbursed to each bereaved I was with her,’’ he said. “I a shameful coalition with op- Natham Viswanathan and Solairajan was among and some pot pieces. When we had several compartments. made in white paint,” said Vi- family. was the person who was cho- position failing in its duty in among others were present. them. looked closely, we realized that Apart from the body, the de- jay.