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Time of India
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
DMK believes in allies, AIADMK in TN people: EPS
Coimbatore: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday said the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was very strong in Tamil Nadu and the alliance would form govt in the state by winning 210 seats in the 2026 assembly election. He praised the BJP govt at the Centre for allocating Rs63,000 crore to implement the metro rail project in Chennai when the AIADMK was governing the state. "We (AIADMK) could get many schemes with the help of the central govt in the future. Without the Centre's support, Tamil Nadu wouldn't have achieved all the growth it sees today." On the second day of political campaigning, which was held at Vadavalli, EPS said the previous AIADMK govt had implemented various schemes, especially Smart City and Pillur-III drinking water, in Coimbatore. "However, the DMK govt has not done anything for the district in the past four years. DMK leader Stalin always says their alliance is very strong. He believes in the alliance parties. But the AIADMK believes in the people of Tamil Nadu, because we have implemented various projects in the state. " EPS said the people of Coimbatore would vote for the NDA and help the alliance win all 10 seats in the district. "Stalin is daydreaming that his alliance will secure more than 200 seats. It won't happen in the 2026 assembly election. Stalin only thinks about his family members and has been working for the development of his family. How could he expect votes for his party?" He accused the DMK govt of diverting the money from the hundi at the temples maintained by the HR&CE department for education. "Devotees donate money for the development of temples. So, the govt should use it only for temple purposes. But the DMK govt has used it for constructing colleges. Such criminal acts should be prevented immediately." While EPS slammed the left parties, he lauded state CPM secretary P Shanmugam for raising his voice against the DMK. "Communist parties have been on a decline in the state. CPI state secretary R Mutharasan doesn't have the guts to question the DMK for its anti-people governance. CPM's Shanmugam is the only person from the left parties who questioned the DMK for not doing anything for the welfare of people of Tamil Nadu. I appreciate Shanmugam. But many communist leaders are working like slaves of the DMK." Earlier in the day, EPS went for a morning walk at Race Course and interacted with walkers. Later, he met with various associations of entrepreneurs.
Time of India
23-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
24x7 water supply project in Coimbatore likely to hit another roadblock
Coimbatore: The 24x7 water supply project is likely to hit another roadblock on Trichy Road and Mettupalayam Road, even as the city corporation races against time to complete the project by September this year. According to official sources, more than 80% work on the project has been completed. Now that the project has reached its last leg, the challenge is digging two major highway roads - Mettupalayam Road and Trichy Road. The project requires the road to be dug from Bharathi Park on Mettupalayam Road to Trichy Road near Alvernia School via Ramnagar and Addis Street to lay the pipeline. "Traffic diversion is a key issue, hampering the work. Withy monsoon around the corner, the work is sure to be delayed. Rainwater will fill the pits, brining work to a grinding halt. We can't lay the pipelines and in the case of already laid ones, we wouldn't be able to check for leakages, if any, and identify the exact location," said a senior corporation official. Earlier, corporation commissioner M Sivaguru Prabhakaran had made it clear that no more digging of roads would be allowed after September, when those in progress should also be completed to begin restoration and relaying of all damaged roads in the city limits. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Tukarkan Bitcoin dan Ethereum - Tanpa Dompet Diperlukan! IC Markets MULAI SEKARANG Undo "Within this timeframe, we have to achieve the target house service connections. The crucial part is digging the arterial roads such as Trichy Road, Kamarajar Road, Nanjappa Road and Oppanakara Street," he said. He said an intersection point would come up near Alvernai School. "Water from both Siruvani and Pillur-III schemes will intersect at the point, but will be separated through a valve. When there is an insufficient supply of water from Siruvani, the Pillur-III scheme water will be diverted through this valve to ensure supply until Ukkadam and Karumbukadai." Another officer clarified that the target house service connections are based on the existing water tax payment assessments. "They wouldn't have to pay any deposit, but the tariff will continue to be collected. The old house service connections are being replaced with the pipelines connected to the 24x7 water supply project." A resident of Ramanathapuram, who didn't want to be named, said the corporation was earlier digging Trichy Road for stormwater drains, causing a lot of inconvenience with diversions, and narrow and bad road conditions. "Even before that is over, they are digging the road on the other side. You can't imagine the congestion during the peak hours, as this is surrounded by school zones."
