Stench, mosquitoes, insects and snakes part of civic nightmare

A choked drainage canal running through scores of residential areas is all that is needed to make life difficult for residents. It is one such drainage that has brought trouble for residents of Pachal panchayat as the dirty water stands still due to lack of desilting and cleaning for several years. Stench, mosquitoes, insects and snakes have been part and parcel of life for residents of a number of areas in Pachal panchayat, located near Tirupattur.

Meetings and awareness programmes planned

Town panchayats in and around Vaniyambadi might soon get rid of plastic bags less than 40 microns thick. The panchayats have set in motion the process to ban use of plastic in a phased manner and have been garnering support for their initiative from shop keepers, students and public through meetings and awareness programmes.

The reconstituted leather developed in the last five to six months at CLRI