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Farmers’ representatives of Tiruchi district have called upon the State government to construct a barrage across the Cauvery between Marudhur in Karur district and Umaiyalpuram in Tiruchi district at the earliest. Raising the issue at the farmers’ grievances day meeting here on Friday, Koundampatti R. Subramanian, deputy secretary, Cauvery Delta Farmers Welfare Association, said the construction of the barrage would …

Farmers in Karur and Tiruchi districts are demanding the renovation of the tail-end stretch of Kattalai High Level Canal (KHLC). The farmers claim that they are not getting water, despite the canal being refurbished a few years ago. They demand that the entire stretch of the canal be renovated to address this issue.

Farmers want Rani Mangammal Salai to be made an alternative to Tiruchi-Karur highway

With the ever increasing traffic and frequent road accidents on the Tiruchi-Karur national highway, a section of farmers and road safety activists has suggested the development of Ettarai-Mayanur Road as an alternative to the highway. In a recent representation to the district administration, Ayilai Siva Suriyan, district secretary, Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam, affiliated to the Communist Party of India, suggested …

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Uncertainty prevails over the fate of the proposed bypass between Panjapur on Tiruchi-Madurai National Highway and Thindukarai on Tiruchi-Karur National Highway as the National Highways Authority of India is yet to take a call on the project. Subsequently, a new alignment was finalised and it was projected as part of a semi ring road from Thuvakudi to Thindukarai via Mathur …

Construction of a park near the Kalaignar Arivalayam along the Karur Bypass overbridge, undertaken by the Tiruchi Corporation, is likely to be completed by June. The overbridge, connecting the Tiruchi-Karur National Highway and the Shastri Road-Salai Road intersection, is a major entry point to core city areas for vehicles from western districts. An open space abutting the eastern side on …

Leaking sewer line suspected to be cause of drinking water contamination along Karur Bypass in Tiruchi

Shopkeepers and residents along the Karur Bypass near Annamalai Nagar in the city have complained of receiving contaminated drinking water in their taps. Commercial establishments along the Karur Bypass had complained that they had been getting contaminated water supply for the past four days. The official said they had received complaints three days ago from commercial establishments along the Karur …

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Tiruchi District Rural Police have announced traffic diversion in view of “Desam Kappom Thamizhai Valarpom” conference of the Indhiya Jananayaka Katchi at Siruganur on Saturday. According to a press release, heavy vehicles from Chennai have to take Perambalur bypass, Thuraiyur, Musiri, and Kulithalai to reach Karur and continue via Manapparai and Vaiyampatti to reach Dindigul. On the other side, heavy …

Power supply will be suspended from 9.45 a.m. to 4 p.m. on January 9 in the following areas of the city owing to the maintenance works to be taken up at the Mainguard Gate and Kambarasampettai substations: Karur Bypass, Old Karur Road, V.N. Nagar, Mathulankollai, S.S. Kovil Street, Chidambaram Mahal, Poosari Street, Chathiram Bus Stand, St. Joseph’s College Road, Chinthamani, …

There has been a spurt in the generation of solar power by private entrepreneurs and individuals in the Tiruchi region. According to sources in the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation, several players have shown interest in setting up solar power firms in Tiruchi, Perambalur, Ariyalur, and Karur districts. Good incentives The abundant availability of bright sunlight throughout the year …

Engineering student in Karur slashed with knife by college mate

A 20-year-old student of a private engineering college in Karur district sustained cut injuries in the neck after he was slashed with a small knife, allegedly by another student of the same institution, when they were travelling in the college’s vehicle on Monday, November 27, 2023. The injured student, P. Nitish Kumar, a resident of Parvathypuram near Musiri in Tiruchi …

The total washout of the AIADMK in Tiruchi district, which was for long the party’s fortress, has caused disbelief among political observers. The major cause for disappointment among AIADMK workers is the victory of DMK candidates with massive vote margins in some of the constituencies in Tiruchi as well as Karur, Ariyalur and Perambalur districts. While the DMK chose to …