Lend us a helping hand, Leather Industry urges Government

The leather industry in Vellore district is one of the largest in the country, and it is looking to the State government for help with resources and give a boost to the infrastructure.

Areas in Vellore district, particularly Ranipet, Melvisharam, Ambur and Vaniyambadi, are home to hundreds of leather manufacturing units. Nationally, if the whole State accounts for 45 per cent of leather exports, Vellore’s share stands at 30 per cent, according to M. Rafeeque Ahmed, chairman of Council for Leather Exports.

“When it comes to leather exports, Vellore is the largest contributing district. One of the biggest problems faced by the sector here is environment related. In many States, the government contributes to enable leather industries to adopt and implement a zero-liquid discharge system,” he says.

While industries get funding from the Centre for the implementation of the system, the Tamil Nadu government, Mr. Ahmed says, should contribute funds for bringing in a permanent solution.

Another crucial requirement for the leather sector is continuous power supply. To boost exports, the State government should intervene and get the Chennai Port-Maduravoyal elevated expressway built fast, he adds.

“The works have been stalled for nearly five years. If this is completed, there will be 24-hour movement of container lorries. Presently, lorries are allowed into the port after 10 p.m. and this is leading to queuing of vehicles. The project will breathe life into the port.”

Water shortage

S. Faiyaz Ahmed, honorary secretary of Ambur Tanners Association, also insists that the government should invest in the sector. “We are facing a water shortage in Vellore. We recycle processed water and reuse it. Currently, we are able to recycle 70 per cent water, and want to take this to 90 per cent. This requires a lot of investment, and we need the State government’s investment to take this forward.”

Of the total exports, Vellore alone accounts for Rs. 5,000-Rs. 6000 crore worth of products.

“Many foreigners visit places such as Ranipet, Ambur and Vaniyambadi. The municipalities do not have sewage treatment plants and sewage overflows onto the roads in many areas, and this does not give a good impression,” he says. The government, Mr. Faiyaz Ahmed adds, should provide special attention for towns that generate employment and foreign exchange and establish proper infrastructure such as STPs and roads.

According to him, the town of Ambur contributes Rs. 14 crore annually to the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme. But, the people here do not get to enjoy the benefits.

“Only two ESI hospitals in the State — at Chennai and Salem — performed major surgeries,” he points out. “The ESI dispensary at Ambur should be upgraded and equipped to perform major surgeries.”

 Source: THE HINDU

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Graduation Day: Over 450 candidates get degrees at MMES Arts & Science College for Women in Melvisharam

It’s a memorable day in their career for the students of Melvisharam Muslim Education Society (MMES) Arts & Science College for Women. A total of 459 candidates received their degrees at the 5th Graduation Day of the Melvisharam Muslim Education Society (MMES) Arts & Science College for Women in Melvisharam on Sunday.

Fifteen of them are university rank holders of Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore — seven postgraduates and eight graduates.

Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Open University Dr. (Mrs.) Chandrakantha Jeyabalan, delivered the Graduation Day Address and distributed the certificates to the candidates in the presence of S. Ziaudeen Ahmed, General Secretary and K. Anees Ahmed, Correspondent of the college. Freda Gnanaselvam, Principal coordinated the programme.

Following are the University rank-holders:

Arifa and Thasleemunnisa C. (I and II rank, M.Sc. Biotechnology);

Pavithra K. (III rank, B.A. English);

Suhajidha Thabasum S. (III rank, B.Sc. Computer Science);

Arifa Yasmeen F. (III rank, M.A. English);

Noorunisha M. (V rank, BBA);

Srimathi R. (V rank, B.Sc. Biotechnology);

Jansi Priyanka J. (VI rank, BBA); Anitha S. (VI rank, M.A. English);

Sogarunnisa H. (VI rank, B.Sc. Biotechnology); Shabnam Shereen A. (VI rank, M.Sc. Biotechnology);

Suganya S. (VII rank, M.A. English); Asma Afreen M.H. (IX rank, B.Sc. Biotechnology);

Sohaniya Taj H. (X rank, B.Sc. Biotechnology); Sopna R. (X rank, M.Sc. Biotechnology).

MC congratulates the graduates for their achievements, also their parents for their children’s accomplishment, and wishes the graduates to take their dreams to the corners of their smiles, to the highest of their hopes, to every windows of their opportunities in their careers!

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Fleshing Energy by Lian Chawii of Down To Earth

Tanneries in Tamil Nadu now use the fleshings produced by them to generate electricity published on Oct 31, 2001 | From the print edition - http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/17142

THE tanneries in India have a reputation that they can do without. In Vellore, Tamil Nadu, the tanneries are working to save their reputation by generating green electricity . They have set up a biomethanation plant which uses the fleshings produced by them to generate electricity for its common effluent treatment plant (CETP). By installing the plant the tannery has been able to do two things -- one, reduce the stench of putrefaction and pollution that the fleshings used to produce, and two, generate electricity from waste.

In India, there are around 3,000 tanneries and more than one third of them are located in Tamil Nadu. These tanneries, mainly concentrated in Melvisharam, process 300,000 tonnes of hide and skin per year and generate around 140 tonnes of fleshing per day. Fleshings are the flesh scrap generated during the process of conversion of skins and hides into leather. With proper means of disposal absent, these fleshing -- a health hazard -- are often thrown indiscriminately, creating an obnoxious smell and an unsightly appearance.

Earlier, the fleshings were used to manufacture glue, but the market for it declined with the emergence of synthetic glue. They were then disposed in landfills, but this contaminated the groundwater, causing the total dissolved solids in groundwater to go as high as 4,900 mg per litre in certain areas, which is about ten times beyond the permissible level. Incineration too had its own problems. "The quantity was too large to manage, it gave an obnoxious odour," says Alwar Ramanujam, assistant director, department of environmental technology at the Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) in Chennai.

But with the biomethanation plant in place, the people living in the tanneries' vicinity will be able to live in a less polluted environment. The capital cost of the plant is Rs 1.57 crore. The Union ministry of non-conventional energy sources has paid 60 per cent of it, with United Nations Industrial development Organisation providing another 17.5 per cent. The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency and other beneficiaries have met the remaining cost. "The concept was new to India, so everyone was apprehensive in the beginning," says Ramanujan.

The biomethanation plant, which began operation in January 2000, is designed by a French engineer, Michel Aloy and maintained by around 15 tanneries with the technical assistance from CLRI . It has two digesters of 130 cubic metre capacity and is designed to process five tonnes of waste per day -- three tonnes of fleshings and two tonnes of primary sludge from the treatment plant. The fleshings and other solids are collected daily by trucks from the tanneries and deposited at the plant. The fleshings are then minced to peices of about six micron diameter and then mixed with the primary sludge. After it is homogenised, the mixture is fed into a feed chamber.

The primary sludge from the CETP , which contains 90 per cent liquid, is used to run the plant, thus solving the need to use large quantities of clean water. Operating a biogas plant usually requires equal amount of water and fleshing. "Fortunately, the fleshings also contain around 80 per cent liquid," says P A Shanmugan, senior scientist at CLRI .

From the feed chamber, the substrates are transferred to the first digester. It takes 26 days to fill both the digesters, after which five cubic metres of the substrate is taken out from the second digester and a similar amount is added to the first digester. The fleshings are retained in the digester for 26 days. Biological process then takes place inside the digester at 32-34 C. The bacteria converts organic pollutant to methane. A safety valve releases the gases produced. Apart from lime, which is used to neutralise the acidic content of the flesh, no chemicals are used. The remaining scum is taken out by a centrifugal pump, which separates the solids from the liquid, from the top of the digester. The solid material is then directed back to the bottom of the digester.

The plant generates around 312 cubic metres of gas and 1,200 kwh of power daily, out of which 250 kwh is used to operate the plant. The remaining 950 kwh is used to meet the partial requirement of the CETP . According to Shanmugan, the CETP consumes 7,500 kwh of energy per day.

Though there are around 36 tanneries in the locality that generate a total of around 12-13 tonnes of fleshings per day, the plant can take only upto five tonnes right now. But plans are afoot to set up more on the same lines.

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CPI(M) takes out ‘save Palar’ march - Alleges politician-mafia nexus in plundering river sands

VELLORE, August 15, 2014 by A.D. BALASUBRAMANIYAN

CPI (M) activists took out a 13-km march from Walajapet to Mel Visharam on Thursday, urging the government to protect the river Palar from sand-mining.

Leading the march from Walajapet, G. Ramakrishnan, State secretary of the party, said that exploitation of sand deposits was rampant ever since the government began quarrying activities in the State in 2003. It was continuing unabated through successive the AIADMK and DMK regimes. “The Madras High Court ordered not to engage earth movers to scoop sand from rivers and restricted the miners from going beyond three feet deep. But they go even up to 30 feet deep. Politician-sand mafia nexus became so notorious that government officials and policemen who took action were attacked or killed. ” he said.

The sand mafia not only exploits river sand but also exploits consumers by slapping exorbitant price on sand loads, Mr. Ramakrishnan said Addressing the volunteers participating in the march, N.Gunasekaran, State secretariat member of the party, said that five lakh families belonging to five districts including Vellore and Tiruvannamalai depend on the Palar for their livelihood. “However, the river is not merely a livelihood source; it is a historic monument; an identity of Tamil civilisation and pivot of its long culture. The government’s erroneous policy was responsible for the river’s present sorry state. The murder of police constable Kanagaraj while attempting to stop a vehicle from smuggling sand is a pointer to an impending disaster,” Mr.Gunasekaran observed.

The marchers also wanted action against pollution of the Palar by industrial effluents and wanted eviction of encroachments from the river. A.Narayanan, district secretary of the party, Thinapuratchi, an activist of Joint Committee for Palar Protection and former MLA Hasan were among the participants.

Image & Source Credit: The Hindu

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Free Eye Camp and Blood Donation Camp

Service to humanity is service to god, and in continuation to serve the well being of the society of Melvisharam and its surrounding villages, National Welfare Association is conducting a Free Eye Camp & Blood Donation Camp. Much information is not available right now, however, anyone can obtain information about registration, etc directly from the office of National Welfare Association, No. 475, Anna Saalai, Melvisharam – 632 509.

The service will begin with a inaugural function which is scheduled on Sunday, 21^st February 2010 at 9.30 am sharp at Islamiah Girls Higher Secondary School, Melvisharam.

Janab G. Mohammed Kaleemullah Sahib, Chairman – Melvisharam Municipality will preside over the function. Honorable District Collector of Vellore Thiru C. Rajendran will be the Chief Guest of the inaugural function in the presence of our MLA Thiru R. Gandhi and Thiru N. Arivu Selvam, Superintendent of Police, Vellore District.

Janab S. Nisar Ahmed Sahib – Mutavalli, Janab S. Hasnath Ahmed Sahib – Vice Chairman, Melvisharam Muncipality, Janab S. Ayaz Ahmed Sahib – Industrialist and Social Worker, Janab K. Akber Basha Sahib – Town Secretary – DMK, Janab M.R. Shabeer Ahmed Sahib – Correspondent, IGHS School, Janab V.M. Rizwanullah Sahib – Correspondent, IBHS School will be the distinguished guest at the grand inauguration.  

Meritorious students of Plus Two and SSLC will be awarded after the Chief Guest address which will be then followed by Inauguration of Blood Donation and Eye Camp.

This information is brought to interest of visharamites to keep abreast with local events, updates, other important news and services. If any information feels frivolous, please bring to our notice. Write to us at admin@melvisharam.com

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Free Books For School Students

After initiating free books for all the students from class 1 to higher secondary level, the government implemented the technology to keep the books available to the reach of students at anytime from anywhere. Books in the form of pdf format is available in the below links in all the medium of instructions taught in tamil nadu i.e. the books are available in Tamil and English.

The following second language are also available

http://www.textbooksonline.tn.nic.in/
ONE CAN GET THE FOLLOWING in MULTI LANGUAGES:
* Std. 12 * Std. 11 * Std. 10 * Std. 9 * Std. 8 * Std. 7 * Std. 6 * Std. 5 * Std. 4
* Std. 3 * Std. 2 * Std. 1 * Question Papers of Std. 10 & Std. 12 * Search * Related Websites

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How to get a Ration Card?

A message from Aadil in the chat box brought my attention on important issues like Ration Card. I did a small search to gather information about it and landed my thoughts to explain two things: First - about ration card with its need, second - How to get the ration card……procedure to get ration card. I hope this information is helpful to our community. In case, of error, please give your valuable comment / feedback for corrections.

What is a Ration Card and why is it needed?

A Ration Card is a document issued under an order or authority of the State Government, as per the Public Distribution System, for the purchase of essential commodities from fair price shops. State Governments issue distinctive Ration Cards to Above Poverty Line, Below Poverty Line and Antyodaya families and conduct periodical review and checking of Ration Cards.

A Ration Card is a very useful document for us as it helps save money by aiding in the procurement of essential commodities at a subsidized rate. It has also become an important tool of identification now-a-days. You may need to produce a copy of your Ration Card as proof of identification when applying for other documents like Domicile Certificate, for inclusion of your name in the Electoral Rolls, etc.

For the purpose of categorization of cardholders under Public Distribution System, the Government of Tamil Nadu have prescribed two colour cards viz., Pink and Yellow. The Pink Colour cardholders will be entitled to rice and other essential commodities at prices as fixed by the Government from time to time. The Yellow Colour cardholders would draw their rations other than rice based on options. Those who opt out of rice can draw additional quantity of sugar or kerosene as the case may be, in lieu of rice at prices as fixed by the Government from time to time.

What you need to do to obtain a Ration Card

1. Get the application form from Zonal PDS Office or Download here

2. Fill the form with all the details with your passport size photograph.

3. Deposit it at in our Zonal PDS Office (Walaja) and get a form for applying the card.

4. You would have to give to the office a copy of your Address Proof and Identity Proof [Voter ID card or Driving License].

5. After that fill it and submit there itself.

6. The officer from the Civil Supplies Office from our taluk will come to visit your home to check personalities, as per the address mentioned in the Registration Form as well as the Address Proof and Identity Proof.

7. You will get a ration card hopefully in 60 days.

If it doesn’t satisfy you in 60 days, contact Assistant Commissioner of Civil Supplies / Taluk Supply Officer. If you are unable get the things done there also, just try here….

District Supply & Consumer Protection Officer,

Collectorate Complex - Vellore.

Phone: 0146-2252586. Email:dso.tnvlr@nic.in

Additional information related to Ration Cards….listed below in the table are the various types of forms to be filled by card holders.

1	Form No.1	For issue of new Ration Card – pay a fee of Rs. 5/- with required documents.
2	Form No.8	Adding Names
3	Form No.9	Deleting Names
4	Form No.14	Change of Address
5	Form No.15	Replace / Lost / Mutilated Ration Card

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Fastest site for +2 Results

Student communities, Please find the fastest site to see your +2 results. Click on this link to see your results http://www.schools9.com/kmtpuc.htm.

ALL THE BEST

Call us for service with temporary phone numbers for this updates 9894165556/9894065085

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+2 Results - any where but within your reach!

+2 RESULTS will be available as text message in your mobile phone. Impiger Technologies will provide all the services to get results in your SMS inbox. To get the results by SMS, students / individuals have to register their names at http://www.getyourscore.in/ or send SMS text message to 9940054783 RESULT and the registration number.

The format is type RESULT REGISTER NUMBER and send to 99400 54783.

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Visharam is also going to decide THE ELECTION 2009!

The Largest democracy of the world is going to polls and choosing its representative through a record number of voters for the 15^th Lok Sabha. This Huge process which costs around 1,120 crore rupees, starts on April 16, goes up to 13 May 2009 and the Indian people will receive the new government in place within 2 June 2009. The result of the election will be announced on 16th May, 2009.

The round-up of Lok Sabha Polls 2009 has a total of 543 seats with 714 Million voters. The election will be held with the Electronic voting machine (EVM), as was done with the 2004 election. There are 13,68,430 voting machines available across the country. There are 8,28,804 polling stations in the country which was 20% increase over the past 2004 election. The 2009 general election will see 3 main national pre-poll alliances take on each other. They are United Progressive Alliance, National Democratic Alliance and Third Front Alliance.

Everyone will be aware that Melvisharam falls under Ranipet assembly segment which itself falls under Arakkonam Lok Sabha Constituency. The six assembly segments - Tiruttani, Arakkonam, Sholinghur, Ranipet, Arcot, Cheyyar falls under the Arakkonam Constituency.

It is the responsibility of every citizen to vote and elect their representative who will voice and represent the issues and developments in the Parliament. Before voting blindly for any person to represent our constituency, one should know about the candidate whether he / she is capable of solving the unsolved current issues and bringing good developments to the last root of the segment. Let we all expect the best candidate be elected in our constituency who have the patience to answer us when the needs arise!

For opinion polls and other details click here.

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There will be turnaround in IT job prospects: FICCI chief

VELLORE: There will be a huge turnaround in employment prospects for the engineers in the Information Technology (IT) field soon, thanks to the ambitious target set by the Manufacturers Association for Information Technology (MAIT), according to M. Rafeeque Ahmed, president, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Tamil Nadu State Council.

Addressing the 11th College Day celebrations of the C. Abdul Hakeem College of Engineering and Technology (CAHCET) at Melvisharam on Monday, Mr. Rafeeque Ahmed said that MAIT had set a target for the government to create a vibrant domestic IT market with 500 million Internet users as against the present 55 million, 100 million broadband connections as against the present five million, and 100 million connective devices by 2012.

The 11th Plan, he said, has envisaged a huge outlay for infrastructure development in the country to make it a developed country. Great stress is being laid on development of world-class highways, ports, railways and communication facilities. With the government committed to encourage these programmes on a public-private partnership basis, youth graduating from other branches of engineering too will have opportunities for gainful employment, he said.

Referring to the decline in campus recruitment by the IT industry, the FICCI State president said that recent developments in the country’s economy, though not on the same scale as previous years, has inbuilt potential as against the developed countries. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which was growing at the rate of around nine percent per annum since the past four or five years, is estimated to record a growth rate of about seven percent in 2009, next only to that of China.

“Though our country may not be immune to the fallout of the global financial crisis, it is likely to fare better than the other developing countries thanks to its domestic market and less reliance on exports”. No doubt the country might miss the overall export target of U.S. $ 170 billion for the leather trade for the current financial year, but experts such as C. Rangarajan, former chairman of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council predicted that there would be a turnaround in the economy by September 2009. The slowdown in economy also provided opportunities to the students to shape themselves to meet future requirements, he said.

M. Mohamed Hashim, Chairman, K.H. Foundation, Melvisharam and former chairman of the Council for Leather Exports, and P.A. Ibrahim, Chairman, P.A. College of Engineering, Mangalore spoke.

submitted by Hidayathullah / Reference: THE HINDU

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How to get HDFC Bank services?

People feel difficult to get information related to their needs and particular to Banking Services. With the assumption that many of the Visharamites becoming the customer of HDFC Bank, they should have some finger tip information about the same. Rather than providing information on opening an account, I feel it will be good to emphasize on how to reach HDFC services in case of your queries. Below are some of the contacts by which one can reach HDFC people from the lowest call center representative to the higher most officials. It will be always good to reach the officials from lower most ends. All the officials or responses will reach the customer / account holder within 7 working days as per the policy of HDFC Bank.

In case, one has received any unsatisfactory response(s) from any of HDFC personnel or channels, and would like to escalate the matter to Senior Management it will be good to file the complaints with the following contacts.

LOCAL MELVISHARAM BRANCH INFORMATION
ADDRESS		C. Abdul Hakeem College of Engineering & Technology, Hakeem Nagar, Melvisharam – 632509, Tamil Nadu
CONTACT NUMBERS		PHONE 04172-266066			FAX 04172-266966
WORKING HOURS ( NO LUNCH BREAK)		Monday to Friday			10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
		Saturday			10.00 a.m. and 12.00 p.m.
BEST CONTACT PERSONS
Mr. Feroz CONTACT NEEDED		Mr. Ashok CONTACT NEEDED			Mr. Thulasimani CONTACT NEEDED
Their’s service is better than compare to previous bank and its team
GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL
CALL CENTER	Call our Toll-free number:1800 22 4060 (accessible from BSNL/ MTNL landline
	Timings:		Monday to Friday			8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.
			Saturday and Sunday			8.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
CALL GRIEVANCE CELL OFFICER	Phone No. 022-28569303
	Timings:		Monday to Friday			9.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.
			Saturday			9.30 a.m. and 1.30 p.m.
CREDIT CARDS & DEMAT ACCOUNT COMPLAINTS
CREDIT CARDS	Phone No. 044 - 23744704
	Timings:		Monday to Friday			9.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.
DEMAT ACCOUNT	Phone No. 022-24961616 / 24910492
	Timings:		Monday to Friday			9.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.
SNAIL MAILS
FOR GENERAL: HDFC Bank House Senapati Bapat Marg Lower Parel, Mumbai 400 013				FOR CREDIT CARDS: Manager, HDFC Bank Cards Division, PO BOX # 8654, Thiruvanmiyur PO., Chennai - 600 041.
FOR BANKING PRODUCTS SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS	Mr. Caesar Pinto - Grievance Cell Officer, Grievance Redressal Cell, HDFC Bank Ltd., Old Bldg; "C" Wing 3rd floor, 26-A Narayan Properties, Chandivali Farm Road, Off Saki Vihar Road, Chandivali, Andheri(East), Mumbai- 400 072. Email : Grievance.Redressal@hdfcbank.com
FOR CREDIT CARD SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS	Mr. Manoj Prem, - Grievance Cell Officer, HDFC Bank Cards Division, 8, Lattice Bridge Road, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai 600041. Email : customerservices.cards@hdfcbank.com
FOR DEPOSITORY SERVICES SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS	Mr. Caesar Pinto - Grievance Cell Officer Grievance Redressal Cell - Depository Services, HDFC Bank Ltd., Old Bldg; "C" Wing 3rd floor, 26-A Narayan Properties, Chandivali Farm Road, Off Saki Vihar Road,Chandivali Andheri(East), Mumbai- 72. Email : Grievance.Redressaldp@hdfcbank.com

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The HAJ 2009

The Hajj Program 2009 has been announced by Hajj House Committee India, Hajj Application forms are available from today in all State Hajj House Committee for free of Cost and last date of submitting the form is 31st March 2009. Dear readers, please convey this message to your friends, colleagues and relatives who are willing to perform Hajj this year.

One important information is that the International Passport has been made mandatory from this year for the people who want to perform Hajj and those who do not got Passport may initiate the request in tatkal scheme. For more information please visit www.hajcommittee.com

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Islamiah Girls Higher Secondary School

It was in the year 1946 that this school had its origin as an Elementary School, due to the great endeavours of the members of Melivisharam Muslim Educational Society, Melvisharam. In those days, the need for a good and efficient Muslim School, that can give secular and religious education to girls was keenly felt in the locality. Then the School was named as Isalamiah Junior Basic School, Melvisharam. It was recognized by the Government of Madras in 1954.

Under the able guidance of late Janab V Hajee Khaleelur Rahman Sahib, the then President, M.M.E.S, Janab S.M. Hajee Abdul Jameel Sahib, the then Secretary and later Janab A. Ahmed Basha Sahib, M.A., the then Correspondent, the school has grown steadily.

It was in the year 1966, that the sixth Standard was added and in 1968 the school became a Middle School.Then in the year 1973, it became a full-fledged High School and the first batch of students was presented for the SSLC Public Examination in March 1976 and from that day the school has been making steady progress.

By the grace of Allah and solid support of then President, Hajee S.M Jameel Sahib and then Correspondent Hajee, S. Zafar Ahmed sahib and other important members of the committee, the school overcame every difficulty and today it stands on firm footing.

In 1985, the school was shifted to its newly constructed permanent building and his occasion was celebrated in a grand manner. Dignitaries like Thiru C. Aranganayagam, Janab Y.S.M. Yusuff Sahib, the then Minister of Education and Irrigation Thiru T. Palani, T Kadirvelan, the M.L.A as on that day.

In the same year, the school was upgraded to a Higher Secondary School and the first batch of the student appeared for the public examination in April 1987 and secured 90% result.

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