Officials inspect site for electric crematorium
The Hindu
Corporation Commissioner T. Christuraj along with Salem MP S.R. Parthibhan and other senior officials inspected the site to set up an electric crematorium at Mittapudhur here.The officials visited the
Corporation Commissioner T. Christuraj along with Salem MP S.R. Parthibhan and other senior officials inspected the site to set up an electric crematorium at Mittapudhur here.
The officials visited the 7,500-sq.ft. land where an electric crematorium would be constructed at ₹ 2.48 crore. The officials inspected the availability of various amenities in the area. The Commissioner and MP later visited Padayappa Nagar where a market would be set up. The authorities also visited Maruthi Gardens premises where rainwater had stagnated. The authorities discussed measures to prevent water stagnation in the area.
Chennai has two categories of Black kites: a larger group heading to the city from the western parts of India during the south west monsoon and heading back when the monsoon is past; and another group, smaller and resident, which would make minor movements in and around Chennai looking for an optimal atmosphere for nesting and raising the young. A couple of pylons in Perumbakkam suggest that Black kites have found an ideal nesting space there
This is part of the Karnataka Namakarana Suvarna Mahotsava celebrations organised to mark the naming of the State as ‘Karnataka’ during the tenure of the late D. Devaraj Urs. The statue, sculpted at an approximate cost of ₹21.24 crore, is 41-foot-tall including the pedestal and weighs around 31.5 tonnes.