Meet the musician from Chennai who thrives on Christmas motifs
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Meet M Samuel Abeysekera, a music composer who thrives on the Christmas motif and composes at least two new songs every Christmas
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Meet M Samuel Abeysekera, a music composer who thrives on the Christmas motif and composes at least two new songs every Christmas
For five years in the mid-1950s, M Samuel Abeysekera played the piano in the worship services twice a week at Madras Christian College, where he studied. He was the accompanist for the John Millns Singers and the John Millns Chorale, led by the late Jabez Janagaraj, for four decades. The Tamil Nadu Government Staff Choir and Secretariat Fellowship Choir also enjoyed his services at the pipe organ and piano in St Mary’s Church, Fort St George, for decades until he retired as a Joint Secretary to the State Government of Tamil Nadu.
Pipe laying work begins at Nemmeli desalination plant
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The network will supply water to areas till Pallavaram
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On a deadline: Pipe laying work in progress along East Coast Road on Thursday.
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The network will supply water to areas till Pallavaram
Earlier this week, Metrowater started laying a 49 km-pipeline to carry water from the under construction desalination plant in Nemmeli to various areas till Pallavaram. Like many others, the pandemic has affected the progress of the project to build a third plant in Nemmeli. The ₹1,259.38 crore project to build another desalination plant along East Coast Road may get delayed by a few months beyond its December 2021 deadline.
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Six places have been identified in city for corrective action
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Emergency response: A worker hired by the Highways Department pumping out rainwater on Poonamallee High Road in Chennai.
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Six places have been identified in city for corrective action
Fixing problem points in its stormwater drain (SWD) network is what the Highways Department has embarked upon this monsoon. After installing temporary pipes at various locations on city roads to aid water flow, it has now shifted focus to fixing culverts that carry water beneath the railway tracks.
“Apart from frequent silting up and blockage due to dumping of garbage into these culverts, these spaces are used to draw power and internet cables, leaving not much space for rainwater to run. Local bodies, too, face similar issues. Since they do not have enough capacity, adjacent roads and sometimes even the space near the tracks get flooded,” said an official.