Coimbatore: The district is likely to receive light and isolated showers between January 29 and February 6, weather experts said on Tuesday, attributing the same to the moisture-bearing easterly wind that is blowing and moving in the western direction and a trough extending to interior Tamil Nadu from near Sri Lanka.
Officials said the delta and coastal regions might receive moderate showers, and the western region light rain. They have classified this as winter rain.
It is to be noted that the Indian Meteorological Department had a week ago announced that the northeast monsoon was officially over.
Weather experts in the district have altered the farmers about the possibility of rainfall from January 29 to February 6 in view of the peak harvest season for crops such as sugarcane, turmeric, small onions and other vegetables.
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COIMBATORE: The rural police have arrested a construction worker for tearing women’s innerwear at Okkilipalayam. Police identified the accused as S Sundarraj, 38, a native of Kottucherry in Karaikkal.
A police officer said Sundarraj had come to Okkilipalayam area for construction work a month ago and was staying in a rental house along with co-workers. “He used to enter the bathrooms of neighbours during early morning and tear women’s innerwear for the past five days. Some women noticed him and informed us.”
Chettipalayam police sub-inspector Arulprakash and team arrested the construction worker on Tuesday. He was booked under various sections of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women (TNPHW) Act and produced before a judicial magistrate, who remanded him in judicial custody.
Coimbatore: The state government has conferred the Best Performing FPO award on Velliangiri Uzhavan, a farmer producer company (FPO) promoted by Isha Outreach.
Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami presented the Best Performing FPO award to Velliangiri Uzhavan under the Governance category during the 72nd Republic Day celebrations in Chennai on Tuesday. The award was received by Kumar, chairman of the FPO and a farmer from Thondamuthur.
According to a statement from Isha Foundation, the FPO makes a profit by selling coconuts, sugarcane and vegetables directly in the market. “In the last financial year, the FPO recorded an annual turnover of Rs11.13 crore.”
Coimbatore: At least 371 health workers took the vaccine against Covid-19 in the district on Tuesday, compared to 699 on Monday. The only other day that saw a lower turnout was Sunday when 177 people took the jab.
“Sunday and Tuesday were public holidays and as such many health workers didn’t want to venture out. But on Tuesday 92.75% of the target beneficiaries had turned out,” officials said.
While 318 of the 371 health workers took the vaccine from the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), 41 took it from Pollachi government hospital, nine from SLM Home PHC and three from the Mettupalayam government hospital. The day also saw the trend of more nurses coming forward to take the shot.
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CHENNAI: As the state reported 523 new cases and five deaths on Tuesday, public health experts and epidemiologists were predicting the end of the epidemic by March and campaigning for a targeted vaccination programme. The cumulative case tally in TN rose to 8,35,803 and the death toll reached 12,325. Active case dropped to 4,736 on Tuesday from 4,813 on Monday and 8,272 on January 2.
“Crowding at shops and malls for Diwali shopping, gathering for the New Year revelries or Pongal celebrations did not push up the epidemic curve in the state,” points out senior epidemiologist Dr Jayaprakash Muliyal, chairperson of the scientific advisory committee of the ICMR’s National Institute of Epidemiology.