Trichy infrastructure improvement idea - for fixing a possible mistake

There is an idea by the New Trichy Group member Mr.Sampath, for one of the Trichy's infrastructure project.

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The idea is "Instead of constructing railway bridge in tiruparunkundram railway track can be sifted back of hill to save money and space."

Instead of constructing two over bridges the railway track (shown as dotted line in picture) if taken behind the hillock would be more appropriate.

More ideas like this helps and we can do the needful in terms of contributing to the society.

Trichy Children's Play

When I and my brother used to play in the streets of Trichy - it was called Murugan Koil Street and we used to have some wooden cricket bat. Also, after those rubber balls, we got cricket balls in red color, which were used ones. Cricket balls are made of cork and covered by hard cloth stitched with white threads.

Sometimes when our ball drops into the drainage, we just take it and wash it and use it. By the way I am referring only to rubber balls.

I am thinking now - when I use a tissue or any item we use we throw it into trash as soon a we use it.

I remember - there was only use-and-throw pen, when I remember about use-and-throw items. Today, there are very less items we reuse.

Things have changed in terms of Trichy Transport

When I used to grow up in Trichy, there were buses for common folks and bicycle for other short distance trips. There were very few motorbikes and few cars.

Now, if we see everyone has ability to purchase motorbikes at least and people go around in their bikes. It has become too crowded, without much infrastructure improvement amidst people living inside growing too fast with their possessions.

Also given that the world's cheapest car Tata Nano is out released, there is lot of cars around as well.

It would be ideal to have improvement in the roads and bridges, which will really help in all the transport and for life and/or business of people in Trichy.

Not forgetting autos, share autos, taxis, lorries, carts etc.,

Government has to identify ways of improving business by facilitating businesses with various easy transports and transport infrastructures. Today, it is a nightmare for business folks, if they want to go from south trichy to north trichy, for business sake.

Some of the things I like(d) in Trichy

I would like to get up early in the morning, get ready and take my dad's moped (as i remember in childhood) and go to Perumal temple near Crime branch Periyar bus stand trichy. This temple is in fact small and beautiful. I park the moped just opposite the temple, which I think costs Rs.2 (it might have increased by now). Then give off my chappals to the chappal stand, which I think is free.

I get into the temple and it has its own temple smell. It is in fact a pleasant smell in the early morning. Note that this is before 6:30 or 7 in the morning.

Lord Vishnu's vigraham is huge in this temple and we can pray without any hassles in this temple, compared to other perumal temples in india. Also, this temple has less crowd usually, so it is easy and close view of the lord.

After done with temple, I would go to a tea shop or magazine shop and buy a "The Hindu" newspaper. Buy a "Week" magazine. Go back home and have a coffee and read newspaper front to end, except Sports section. Usually i am not interested in Sports section.

In the pre-noon time of the day, I would go and play street cricket with my friends near Jaihindpuram

In the mid of the day - I would go near Madura College and right opposite there are water melon carts in which slices of water melon are sold. i enjoy the water melon and/or pineapples sliced and touched with red chilli powder and salt.

In the afternoon, I would have lunch prepared by my mother. After that take some rest at home:) take nap! In the evening, after coffee, spend some time with friends near by and go to town hall road area and walk up the street. Eat boiled groundnut sold in the carts. This is a main street in Trichy and in the central area of Trichy. I have liked more of Central and Southern Trichy, because I grew only in southern part of Trichy. Southern part of Trichy is actually the one which is in the southern side of the Vaigai river in Trichy.

Also - after sometime, have soup on the road:) I know it is unhygienic, but it is good stuff - I have enjoyed for sure.

After that, in the night have dinner. Go for a walking around TVS nagar. Pretty much touch Kovalan nagar, TVS Nagar, Srinivasa Road, Jaihindpuram area, Sathya Sai Nagar area etc., I really enjoyed this walking in the night in Trichy area.

Note - these were some of the things I enjoyed in Trichy, when I was a bachelor and was taking a month break between my work at Bangalore.

Trichy Bus Boarding - Trichy People

If I have to board a bus in Trichy, Chennai or anywhere in India - I will have to be a fit person. There will be bunch of people standing in the bus stop waiting for the bus. It is survival of the fittest. If you have to get on to the bus, and when the bus comes to the stop, the bus will be already loaded with full of people.

People hanging in the foot board of the bus. When the bus comes to the bus stop, the bus stops and the foot boarders get down for you and others waiting in the bus stop to get in. It is interesting, we don't know where is the space for people to get in. People get squeezed in inside the bus.

Foot-boarders help people to get in, but at the same time - you will have to be fit to get into the bus. If you are not capable you will not be able to get in.

Anyway, the point I was getting to is - in foreign countries, people stand in queue to get into bus. People don't even touch each other before they get in. I would not agree if you tell me about population. Population is less in other countries, but even in popular populous cities like New york, this is still the case - No one touches each other. People in NY wait in lines before they get into train or bus.

Overall, at one point I am hoping people in Trichy and other cities in India will wait for turns.

Trichy Development Updates

Couple of Trichy Updates - Jan 1st 2010:

On the Classical Tamil Conference at Coimbatore, Union Minister MK Azhagiri said that Karunanidhi would host the meet in a grander manner than he hosted the 1967 conference.

On development projects in Trichy, Alagiri said that the branch of Anna University will soon be set up here and Karunanidhi might make an announcement regarding this during the State Budget.

Beautification works around the Meenakshi Amman temple and the sound and light show in Pudumandapam would be carried out at a cost of Rs 20 crore, Alagiri said and added that efforts are on the anvil to set up a tractor-manufacturing unit in Melur.

Following the Delhi model, 18 modern toilets were being built in the city, Alagiri said.

Greener Trichy

The Trichy MP and Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, M.K. Alagiri, had promised to turn the constituency greener in his election manifesto. He will soon launch the programme by planting saplings around the Mariamman Teppakulam.

New Year will ring in on a greener note for Trichy city and its suburbs. If things go as per plan, there will be one lakh more saplings in the Trichy Parliamentary constituency by the end of 2010.

A committee headed by the Chairman of Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board, K.P.T. Ganesan, has been formed to implement ‘project greenery.’

Educational institutions and residents’ welfare associations to join their efforts. Saplings will be given free of cost for planting wherever they want. Tree guards will also be provided, if necessary.

Good to go - GREEN TRICHY!!!