THURSDAY 05 30�05�2019 THE SAD TRUTH 18 Bangladeshis ‘Godavari-Cauvery Tobacco industry targeting school, arrested for linking not feasible’ college students to stay in biz: DPH illegally staying Says retired chief engineer of PWD EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ A CUNNING STRATEGY in Tirupur and a veteran expert on water issues, A Veerappan “Suppose 100 people quit smoking TARGETING school children EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Tirupur through de-addiction centres or so, No matter how many years and college students is one of the tobacco industry would target one has been smoking, the EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Chennai Pointing out that neighbouring States the strategies of the tobacco in- school children and college benefit of quitting smoking AS many as 18 Bangladeshi nationals were had never honoured their agreements dustry to compensate for the students, four or five times the will be experienced from arrested for illegally residing in Athhi- RETIRED Chief Engineer of Tamil Nadu with Tamil Nadu on providing water in number of people who quit number of people who quit, this is the next day of quitting it kaduthootam near Sirupooluvapatty. They Public Works Department and a veteran the past, Veerappan said Andhra smoking through de-addiction the cunning strategy of the were produced in the court and later trans- expert on water issues, A Veerappan has Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana and Ma- centres, said Dr K Kolandas- K Kolandaswamy, ferred to Puzhal Prison in Chennai. Ac- industry,” Kolandaswamy said Director of Public Health termed the Godavari-Cauvery river link- harashtra would never part with 200 tmc wamy, Director of Public cording to the police, the Bangladeshis had ing project being proposed by Union Min- of water to Tamil Nadu. Health, on Wednesday. managed to illegally ferry across river on ister Nitin Gadkari, as an ‘unworkable’ The 10 irrigation projects suggested by Speaking at an event organ- Indo-Bangladesh border and got a job in idea, given the prevailing situation Veerappan that would meet the water re- ised by the Tamil Nadu Peo- ment should conduct aware- Day on May 31, to create knitwear unit in Tirupur through an agent across the country. Instead, quirements of Tamil Nadu are: ple’s Forum for Tobacco Con- ness in schools on ‘Children awareness. by paying a good sum. On inquiry, it was Veerappan has asked Chief Observation Athikadavu-Avinashi project trol, an NGO working for Against Tobacco theme,” Ko- The TNPFTC also launched found that they did not have a valid pass- M i n i s t e r E d a p p a d i K Pointing out that to fortify groundwater table tobacco control, and Mary landaswamy added. Apple (iOs)’s version of Tobac- port or Aadhar card to enter and al- Palaniswami to fully focus on neighbouring (`950 crore); diverting surplus Anne Charity Trust, Kolandas- Listing the ill effects of co Monitor Application. The legedly confessed to the crime. “We have implementing irrigation States had never water from Mettur dam wamy said, “Suppose 100 peo- smoking, Kolandaswamy said application was launched by not proceeded further regarding fake Aad- schemes within Tamil Nadu ex- honoured their through Sarabanga-Thiruman- ple quit smoking through de- smoking will decrease lung ca- James Vasanthan, music har cards. The Bangladeshis claim that peditiously to tap surplus wa- agreements with imuthar-Ayyaru link canal; di- addiction centres or so, the pacity, increase the chances of director. they got fake Aadhar card from Perun- ter from various water Tamil Nadu on verting Pandiyar river in Nil- tobacco industry would target infertility among women and This is another version of durai for a few hundred rupees. They, how- resources. providing water in giris to Tamil Nadu limits, school children and college stu- men, and also tuberculosis and the android app we launched in ever, did not reveal the presence of any “Nitin Gadkari may evolve a the past, diverting surplus water from dents, four or five times the o t h e r r e s p i r a t o r y 2016, said S Cyril Alexander, Bangladeshis in Tirupur, but we suspect project to link Godavari and Veerappan said the Amaravathi river to Vatta- number of people who quit, problems.”No matter how State Convener, Tamil Nadu there are many of them working in gar- Cauvery but it cannot be imple- states would never malai Karai reservoir in Tirup- this is the cunning strategy of many years one has been smok- People’s Forum for Tobacco ment units in the city,” the police sources mented. Further, by linking part with 200 tmc pur, diverting surplus water the industry.” ing, the benefit of quitting Control. said. This is the second incident of illegal these rivers, surplus water to Tamil Nadu from Varathamanathi to Nal- “Awareness should be spread smoking will be experienced Kolandaswamy also released immigration within a period of six months. would be received only for 20 to lathangal rivulet; building a among youngsters, school and from the next day of quitting it. an audio visual song. While Su- Police suspect action of a syndicate or com- 30 days once in four years when there are check dam across Ayyaru in Kolli hills; college students, about the ill ,” said Kolandaswamy. gata Roy, Communication Spe- mon outsourcing agent behind their stay floods. In the rest of the months, these renovation of the stretch between Ram- effects of tobacco use. Along The event ‘Tobacco Free cialist, UNICEF, released a dig- here. They have also initiated surveillance two rivers would remain dry. Since link- anathapuram big lake to Viraganur wa- with the School Education de- Generation’ was organised as ital story on awareness, posters activities on monitoring foreign nationals ing of rivers would affect bio-diversity, ter regulator; filling Ponneri alias partment, the health depart- part of the World No Tobacco were also released. illegally residing in the district. there would strong opposition to this pro- Cholagangam through link canal from ject from environmentalists and tribals Coleroon river and diverting water to wa- would also be affected.It is better to expe- ter resources in 25 villages along Siru- dite the irrigation schemes within Tamil mugai-Kavilipalayam with the surplus Nadu,” Veerappan, said in his letter. water from Bhavani river.

EXPRESS READ Congress rally urges Rahul to High Court orders closure continue as party president of TASMAC liquor shop Chennai: TNCC president KS Alagiri, EVKS Chennai: The Madras High Court has Elangovan, KV Thangkabalu and senior ordered closure of a TASMAC outlet on the leaders of the party in the State, many Station Road in Tambaram Sanatorium office bearers and cadre on Wednesday, area. A vacation bench of Justices N took out a procession urging Rahul Gandhi Sathish Kumar and P T Asha gave the to continue as the party president. This direction when a PIL petition from C Suresh follows Rahul’s decision to step down as came up on Wednesday. According to the party chief owning responsibility to the petitioner, the shop was located within 100 defeat in the Lok Sabha elections and the metres from two temples and a church in reports that he was firm on his stand. the area.