Woes of residents in added wards neglected by civic authorities
The Hindu
Roads remain risky for vehicle users and threat to health looms in some areas
Though the dry spell for the second consecutive day on Sunday came as a relief to city residents as mobility was not affected, the lackadaisical attitude of some officials in Madurai Corporation and Public Works Department irked them.
A visit to low-lying areas in the city and its peripheries by The Hindu team on Saturday and Sunday indicated that temporary restoration was moving either at a snail’s pace or it appeared like the officials were waiting for yet another heavy rainfall to occur.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.