Sep 28 – All India Protest Day

Anger against Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant

English: Internationally recognized symbol.
Deutsch: Gefahrensymbol für Radioaktivität.
Image:Radioactive.svg (Photo credit:
Wikipedia)SUCI(C) observes
All India Protest Day

On September 28, 2012
Against Nuclear Power & Nuclear Weapons Against the Opening of the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant
Supporting the people’s struggle against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant
Against state repression of the legitimate struggle of the people against the KKNPP
PROTEST DEMONSTRATION
Venue:  Memorial Hall, Chennai
Time:    10.30 AM
and also PROTEST DEMONSTRATION
Venue: Anna Bus Stand, Madurai
Time:                  11.00 AM
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
TAMILNADU STATE ORGANISING COMMITTEE
New No 16, Old No 18, Rotler Street, Choolai, Chennai 600 112
Tel: 044-2643 3169            
Cell: 94445 51930              
                                                            Email: suci_tn@yahoo.com                Courtesy:Kracktivist
Sep 28 – All India Protest Day 

IDPD on Koodankulam Nuclear Plant

We demand immediate withdrawal

The Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD) has condemned police repression on the peaceful people agitating against the nuclear power plant in Koodankulam (Tamil Nadu). In our democratic country every citizen/ group has the right to express views openly. According to Dr L S Chawla President and Dr Arun Mitra General Secretary Peaceful agitators are raising their voice against the nuclear plant. The Fukushima experience has proved that these plants can be a potential threat to the human health only but all the flora and fauna around. We demand immediate cessation of loading of the plant with uranium and withdrawal of police forces from the area.        

President of India on a Two-Day Tour

To Visit Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh  

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee would be leaving New Delhi tomorrow (September 8, 2012) for a two-day tour to Tamil Nadu (Chennai) and Andhra Pradesh (Tirupati). This shall be the President's first visit to a State outside Delhi, since he assumed office.
In Chennai, the President shall attend the Valedictory function of the Sesquicentennial celebrations of Madras High Court on September 8, 2012. He will also deliver an Address at a felicitation function organized by the Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the same day.
In Tirupati, the President will inaugurate the Nandakam Complex of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams on September 9, 2012. He would also visit the S V Vedapatasala, Dharmagiri. The President will return to New Delhi on the same day. (PIB) 07-September-2012 14:43 IST

Sivakasi fireworks tragedy

PM expresses shock over the loss of lives 

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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has expressed deep shock over the Sivakasi fireworks tragedy in which many lives were lost in Tamil Nadu this morning. Dr Manmohan Singh said that he stands with the people of Tamil Nadu in this hour of grief and has conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the members of the bereaved families.

The Prime Minister has announced an ex gratia payment of 2 lakh rupees to the next of kin of each of the deceased and 50,000 rupees to those seriously injured in the fire. (PIB) 05-September-2012 19:11 IST

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Introduction of Metro Rail in Major Cities

Metro Rail system in any city in the country is a state subject 

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The Government of India does not plan or initiate action for construction of Metro Rail system in any city in the country. Urban Transport is completely intertwined with Urban Development which is a state subject.  As such, the proposals for urban transport projects in cities have to originate from the respective State Governments and Central financial assistance is extended to such proposals on merits in the form of gross budgetary support or in the form of grant under the scheme of Ministry of Finance for financial support to the public private partnerships in Infrastructure.  At present, Central Government has approved metro rail in Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kochi and Jaipur city. In Chennai the sanctioned  Phase –I consists of two metro rail corridors of a total length of 45 km at an estimated completion cost of Rs.14,600 crore.
 24.15% of physical progress and 33.50%  of financial progress has been achieved till July, 2012.
 The following two corridors have been selected for implementation of Chennai Metro Rail project under Phase-I:
Corridor-1      (23.085 km)    from    Washermenpet  to   Chennai   Airport. From Washermanpet to Saidapet (14.3 km) it is under ground and from Chinnamalai to Chennai Airport  (8.785 km) it is elevated.
Corridor-2        (21.961 km) from Chennai Central to St.Thomas Mount. From Chennai Central to Thirumangalam (9.695 km) it is underground and from Koyambedu to St.Thomas Mount (12.266km) it is elevated.
           The entire project is expected to be commissioned by the end of  2015.
The details of the total funds needed from Government of India, the funds allocated this year, sanctioned and spent are Rs. 11566 cr., Rs. 1648 cr.,     Rs. 1166 cr. and Rs. 400 cr. respectively.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Urban Development Shri Saugata Roy in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today. (PIB) 05-September-2012 17:46 IST