Australia’s Federal Infrastructure Budget for 2021
The Australian government has announced an additional $15.2 billion in new infrastructure funding in the 2021-22 Budget to help aid economic recovery from the CCP virus pandemic.
The additional funding adds to the $110 billion 10-year building plan investment that already formed part of the National Economic Recovery Plan which the government says will support around 30,000 jobs across the country.
Nation-building projects were the focus of the infrastructure spending, with a $1 billion boost for the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program, bringing the total commitment to $2.5 billion, and another $1 billion to the now $3 billion Road Safety Program.
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April 29, 2021 20:47 IST
‘Sowcar’ Janaki, who turns 90 this year, took up acting to earn a living but stayed on to become a star
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‘Sowcar’ Janaki, who turns 90 this year, took up acting to earn a living but stayed on to become a star
Whether as the orthodox woman in
Edhir Neechal, a night-club singer in
Pudhiya Paravai or a socialite in
Thillu Mullu, ‘Sowcar’ Janaki could add a distinct touch to the roles she essayed. She has portrayed many strong characters and was paired alongside some of the leading heroes of Tamil and Telugu cinema of the time.
Three parcels were designated as “green,” indicating that they are the most buildable properties:
Carmel Circle near Nickerson Road on the western side of town.
116 Vine Street, also known as the Leary Property. This parcel has some wetlands, but Malloy said it conforms with zoning laws. It is located near Woburn Street to the east of Lexington Center.
32 Lowell St. This parcel is legally conforming, Malloy said, but it would be a challenging move since it is so close to the Arlington town line.
Some on the Board did not agree with Malloy’s assessment, stating that the parcels on Vine Street and Lowell Street were not viable.
At Harrington Road. Photo: Ravindran R
Traffic police personnel offer counselling to motorists and bring autorickshaw drivers on board to promote COVID-appropriate behaviour It a customary practice for the traffic police to issue a challan and then counsel motorists, especially youngsters among them, who overstep the rules of the road.
The pandemic has caused their “counselling workload” to spike sharply. Take the case of the Harrington Road junction in Chetpet.
The Chetpet police personnel manning the junction look for motorists with the missing face mask, wave them down, and give away a free face to them. On an average, every day, these personnel give away face masks to around 70 motorists, mostly youngsters. This gesture is preceded by five minutes of counselling.
It plans to increase the number of screening centres The number of COVID-19 cases in the second wave is higher than the peak last year, said Corporation Commissioner G. Prakash.
Launching COVID-19 screening centres in the city, he said the number of cases detected a day had touched 2,500, which was higher than last year. “We have increased the samples to 20,000 every day. We will increase the samples to 25,000 shortly. The case load will decrease by testing, isolating and treating the positive cases. We have created screening centres at 12 locations for positive patients,” Mr. Prakash said.
The civic body is planning to increase the number of screening centres to more than 15 shortly. Residents who have tested positive are requested to visit the screening centres. The Corporation has deployed more than 20,000 employees for COVID-19 duty and has made arrangements for transportation of patients in vehicles to the screening centres. “COVID-19 positive residents can also com