Coimbatore: Two scientists at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University have bagged awards constituted by Science City Chennai.
U Sivakumar, professor of Agricultural Microbiology, has been conferred with the Tamil Nadu Senior Scientists Award. Sivakumar is renowned in the sphere of lignocellulose biomass valorization and evidence of plant-microbe interactions through technologies developed by way of his patents. He has four patients in India and the US and 105 publications. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Tokyo and he has generated funds to the tune of Rs 9 crore from the department of biotechnology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research and department of science and technology.
Coimbatore: DB Road at RS Puram has turned out to be a fine model for what a model road project shouldn’t be. Inaugurated on February 24 by municipal administration minister S P Velumani, the 1.8km stretch of DB Road that was converted into model road at a cost of Rs 24.71 crore has already reported an underground water pipeline leakage, damaging the road near Mahakaliamman temple.
The public, who were happy to see a road of international standards in the city, are now disappointed at the quality of work.
Muthu, a local resident, said, “The water pipeline was damaged three to four days ago, when the city corporation workers were carrying out some underground work on the adjacent street. As a result of continuous water leakage, a portion of the road has been damaged. We have informed the corporation about the damage and officials have stopped supplying water through the pipeline and placed barricades on the damaged road.”
Representative image
COIMBATORE: More than 150 residents of Kanjapally village panchayat blocked a portion of the Avinashi Road for half an hour on Tuesday morning demanding regular water supply.
A resident said they had not received bore water for the past 45 days and this forced them to buy water every week. They said drinking water too was supplied only once in 20 days.
During the protest, the residents held empty plastic pots and blocked the road.
“Though we get drinking water once in 20 days, we are managing somehow. The panchayat should release bore water at least once in every three days,” said S Manikandan, CPM block level committee member.