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Hindu (Free subscription) | 27/12/2008
ChennaiPrivate company approaches Corporation for plastic waste Staff Reporter It is willing to buy plastic waste at the rate of Rs.2 a kg — Photo: S. R. Raghunathan FOR CLEANLINESS: Mayor M.Subramanian distributing garbage bins to residents of Kothvalchavadi housing board tenements on Friday. Commissioner Rajesh Lakhoni is also in the picture. CHENNAI: A private company has approached...
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 26/12/2008
The programme, expected to be launched in about two months, would equip teachers with skills that would help them make the best use of computers, Corporation Commissioner Rajesh Lakhoni told The Hindu on Wednesday. “We have been talking to major companies like IBM, Intel, Cognizant and a Bangalore-based e-learning company, too. Together, we are working on a module that will enable teachers...
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 20/12/2008
... town panchayats and later for the formal and informal economic sectors. Corporation Commissioner Rajesh Lakhoni said that the consultants would prepare a report examining the techniques used internationally to control mosquitoes. Two international consultant groups – GHK Consultancy and DHV Consultancy – have undertaken the city development plan reviews. While GHK Consultancy would...
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 15/12/2008
... Bench comprising Chief Justice A.K.Ganguly and Justice K.Chandru, Chennai Corporation Commissioner Rajesh Lakhoni in his affidavit said now the burning of waste was totally stopped and rag-pickers totally driven away from the dump site. Security personnel had been posted at the site round the clock and hence burning of garbage and smoke were not prevalent there. The Corporation was...
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Times of India (Free subscription) | 13/12/2008
The state government on Saturday directed Chennai Corporation commissioner Rajesh Lakhoni to formulate a malaria eradication programme for the city.
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
... for an employee to catch a dog has been increased from Rs.10 to Rs. 25.Corporation Commissioner Rajesh Lakhoni said the sophisticated machines would help in quicker garbage disposal and would ease traffic congestion near the transfer stations, as otherwise lorries queue up waiting for their turn to dispose of collected waste. Deputy Mayor R.Sathyabama, Corporation Council opposition...
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 04/12/2008
... of the Chennai Corporation. Demonstrating various rescue measures with the help of his team, K. Rajesh Kannan, Station Officer, Egmore Fire Station, said they would also check if the fire extinguishers kept in schools were appropriate and in a usable condition. “Sometimes, we find schools keeping small extinguishers, those kept in cars, in the corridors. We advise them to immediately replace...
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 04/12/2008
... Secretary Praveen Kumar, Town Panchayats Commissioner K. Gopal, Chennai Corporation Commissioner Rajesh Lakhoni, Metrowater Managing Director Sunil Paliwal and Municipal Administration director Senthil Kumar participated in the meeting.
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Relief Web (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
... and Rescue Services personnel engaged boats in the relief operations," corporation commissioner Rajesh Lakhoni said. In the past four days, 14,500 people were removed from the flood-ravaged areas. Meanwhile, normal life was thrown out of gear in the city on Saturday, after rains lashed several parts in the morning hours. Vehicular traffic went haywire in many arterial roads including...
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
... by the floods in the last two days, he said. Mayor M. Subramanian and Corporation Commissioner Rajesh Lakhoni accompanied the Minister .In T. Nagar, several vehicles broke down near the Dr. Nair Road – G.N. Chetty Road. The Tirumalai Pillai Road – G.N. Chetty Road and Bazullah Road – Tirumalai Pillai Road junctions were inundated. K. Bhuvaneshwari, a resident, said “This has become...
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
... MLAs P.Ranganathan and V.S. Babu, Mayor M. Subramanian and Chennai Corporation Commissioner Rajesh Lakhoni, visited low-level areas in Kolathur, including Poompuhar Nagar, Anjugam Nagar, Retteri, Ganapathy Colony, K.S. Nagar, United Colony and Palli Salai. He gave a patient hearing to the residents. He also visited the Corporation flood relief centre at Perambur and inspected the...
