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Tiruchi Corporation intensifies drive to round up cattle that roam national highways

Good support for immunisation drive in Tiruchi district: WHO officer

Around 211 tonnes of garbage generated during Deepavali in Tiruchi, including 202.4 tonnes of plastics and papers, was cleared from residential and commercial areas in all 65 wards of the city. The waste was collected through a special drive conducted by the Tiruchi Corporation and its sanitation workers. The drive was carried out from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. and …

The Tiruchi City Corporation on Saturday carried out an eviction drive to remove encroachments which were obstructing pedestrian and vehicular movement, around the Central Bus Stand. Frequent traffic snarls were reported near the Central Bus Stand because of the encroachments by eateries, most of which operate during the evening and night. Several mobile eateries had mushroomed along the roads leading …

Ministers inaugurate palm seed planting drive in Salem

Municipal Administration Minister K.N. Nehru and Minister of Environment Siva V. Meyyanathan inaugurated a palm seed planting drive at Koppam Lake, Veerapandi, in Salem on Monday. The movement aims to plant one crore palm seeds across 416 km from Hogenakkal in Dharmapuri to Poompuhar in Mayiladuthurai and covering eight districts including Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Karur, Tiruchi and Thanjavur. Salem District …

The Tiruchi City Corporation has launched an enforcement drive to check the use of single-use plastics and other banned products used for packaging in shops. So far, over 430 kg of single-use plastics from 412 shops across five zones and levied penalties amounting to ₹3.06 lakh. Single-use plastics such as cups and covers were seized from eateries, textile shops, roadside …

Tiruchi Corporation launches drive to remove unauthorised hoardings

Tiruchi Corporation has launched an enforcement drive to remove unauthorised and illegal Despite continued efforts, According to an official source, a no-objection certificate from the Corporation, the police, and the district administration is mandatory for putting up hoardings on the terrace of private property. The drive will be carried out periodically, and a penalty imposed on people erecting such hoardings,” …

Drive to impound stray cattle to be intensified in Tiruchi

Following repeated concerns raised by residents, the Tiruchi Corporation has planned to intensify its drive to impound stray cattle on city roads. Recently, the Corporation conducted drives to impound stray cattle to avert traffic bottlenecks in K.K. The civic body collected ₹10.56 lakh by penalising the owners and auctioning the stray cattle between November 2022 and April 2024. In 2023, …

Blatant violation of one-way rule is causing frequent traffic snarls on the Big Bazaar Street in the city. The entire stretch of Big Bazaar Street from the Gandhi Market to Theradi Kadai Street was made one-way several years ago. It often causes traffic jams on the Big Bazaar Street. It is not easy to drive along the Big Bazaar Street …

Tiruchi Corporation launches drive to clean waterbodies in the city

The Tiruchi City Corporation has undertaken a mass cleaning to restore major waterbodies in the city as part of the People’s Movement for Clean Cities initiative. Volunteers of the drive removed waste, mostly plastic and aquatic weeds, lying in the bathing ghat at Amma Mandapam, Uyyakondan canal near Kuzhumani during the exercise. The initiative is aimed at promoting awareness among …