Proposals sent to develop six places as tourist spots

Online edition of India's National Newspaper Sunday, Feb 28, 2010 ePaper | Mobile/PDA Version http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/28/stories/2010022858230100.htm Proposals sent to develop six places as tourist spots Karthik Madhavan Aim is to project Erode as a popular destination — PHOTO: M.GOVARTHAN Promoting tourism: Kulavilakku Amman Temple in Nanjai Kalamangalam village is one of the places the district administration has suggested to the Tourism Department for development as a tourist centre. ERODE: The district administration has sent proposals to the State Tourism Department to develop six places as tourist spots. District Collector R. Sudalaikannan told The Hindu that the administration had suggested development of Kulavilakku Amman Temple in Nanjai Kalamangalam Temple, near Erode, place where the annual horse fair takes place near Anthiyur, Erode V.O.C. Park, Gunderipallam Dam in Gobichettipalayam taluk, Kalingarayan Dam near Bhavani, Perumpallam Dam in Sathyamangalam taluk and River Bhavani banks in Sathyamangalam. He said the move followed the department's efforts to promote tourism by funding infrastructure development in places that were not popular but had the potential to evolve as tourist spots. To develop the Kulavilakku Amman Temple, the administration has sought Rs. 3 crore to construct an arch, cement top the road leading to the temple, build jetty, dorms, etc. It has said that development of the temple located on River Cauvery banks will increase tourist inflow, as it is close to the famous Nattateeswarar Temple and Kodumudi. For the Erode V.O.C. Park project, the administration has asked for Rs. 1 crore to lay a new pathway, install a fountain and landscape the 16.9 acres, install another fountain at the children's park in the vicinity and others. The administration has asked for Rs. 15 lakh to construct public convenience facilities, shelters with seating arrangements, provide drinking water, place ornamental bins and erect ornamental arches at a place closer to the annual horse fair in Anthiyur. It has told the department that the facilities will be provided in such a way that not only during the five-day annual Gurunathaswamy Temple festival but round-the-year people make use of those. The proposal to develop Gunderipallam Dam says the administration at Rs. 46.20 lakh will develop a park, construct toilets, shelters, landscape the area surrounding the dam, construct overhead tank to supply drinking water, set up ticket counters and make other arrangements to welcome more tourists. It says tourists who go to the dam from Coimbatore, Tirupur and parts of Erode hardly have any facilities. The administration proposes to take up similar work at Kalingarayan Dam near Bhavani to invite tourists and pilgrims to visit Sangameswarar Temple there. The cost of the project to be taken up is Rs. 77 lakh. Similar is the proposal sent to develop Perumpallam Dam. Mr. Sudalaikannan says the aim is to bring in more places in the district on the tourist map and project Erode as a popular destination.

TWS Press Statement - Dinamani

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இந்து மடாலய நியமனங்களில் அரசுக்கோ அறநிலையத்துக்கோ எந்த அதிகாரமும் இல்லை: ஆலய வழிபடுவோர் சங்கம்

By Sriram Senkottai, சென்னை

First Published : 01 November 2012 11:04 PM IST

மதுரை ஆதீன விவகாரத்தில், மடாலய நியமனங்களில் அரசுக்கோ அறநிலையத்துறைக்கோ எந்த உரிமையும் அதிகாரமும் இல்லை; மேலும், சட்டத் திருத்தம் குறித்து பெஞ்ச் கூறியதை மறுஆய்வு செய்ய நீதிமன்றத்தை அணுக ஆலய வழிபடுவோர் சங்கம் முடிவு செய்துள்ளது. இது குறித்து அந்த அமைப்பு அனுப்பியுள்ள செய்திக் குறிப்பில் இதனைக் குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளது.

அந்த செய்திக் குறிப்பு:

மதுரை ஆதீனத்தில்  நித்தியானந்தா இளைய சந்நிதனமாக நியமனம் செய்ததை எதிர்த்து சென்னை உயர் நீதி மன்றத்தில் தொடுக்கப்பட்ட ரிட் பெடிஷன்களில் நீதிபதிகள் பானுமதி, சுப்பையா அடங்கிய பெஞ்ச் அளித்த தீர்ப்பின் சாராம்சம் என சொள்ளப்படுவனவற்றை ஊடகங்கள் வாயிலாக அறிந்து கொண்டோம்.

இந்நியமனம் குறித்து மதுரை சிவில் நீதிமன்றங்களில் வழக்குகள் நிலுவையில் உள்ளனவால், ரிட் பெட்டிஷன்களில் எந்த உத்தரவையும் நாங்கள் அளிக்க விரும்பவில்லை என்று நீதிபதிகள் கூறி உள்ளதை நாங்கள் வரவேற்கிறோம். 

அதே சமயம், அறநிலையத் துறை ஆணையருக்கு மடங்களை கூடுதலாகக் கட்டுப்படுத்தும் வகையில் கூடுதல் அதிகாரங்கள் வழங்க மாநில அரசு பரிசீலிக்கலாம் என நீதிபதிகள் கூறி உள்ளது தவிர்க்கப்பட்டிருக்க வேண்டும்.

மடாதிபதிகளின்  பொறுப்புகளை நிர்வாகம், சமயம் என பிரித்துப் பார்க்க இயலாது என்பதை சென்னை உயர் நீதிமன்றமும்,உச்ச நீதிமன்றமும் தம் முந்தையத் தீர்ப்புகளில் மிகத் தெளிவாக நிறுவி உள்ளன. மடாதிபதி என்பவர் ஓர் சாதாரண அறங்காவலர் அல்லர். அவருடைய நிலை அறங்காவலரின் நிலையை விட மிகவும் மேம்பட்டது என்றும் இந்நீதிமன்றங்கள் ஆணித்தரமாக எடுத்து உரைத்துள்ளன.

மேலும் ஒவ்வொரு மடமும் ஒரு தனி மதச் சமூகம் ஆகும்.  இஸ்லாமிய, கிறிஸ்துவ தனி  மதச் சமூங்கள் போல் அவற்றிற்கும்  அரசியல் நிர்ணயச் சட்டம் பிரிவு 26 ன் கீழ் விசேட பாதுகாப்புகள் கொடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. அத்தகைய தனி மதச் சமூகங்களை அரசு கையகப் படுத்த முடியாது. 

தமிழ்ச் சைவ சமயத்திற்கு சிறிதும் சம்பந்தம் இல்லாத நித்யானந்தாவை தனக்கு வாரிசாக மதுரை ஆதீனகர்த்தர் நியமனம் செய்ய முயன்றதை நாங்கள் வன்மையாகக் கண்டிக்கிறோம். அதே சமயம் அந்நியமனம் குறித்து கேள்வி எழுப்ப அறநிலையத் துறைக்கோ அரசுக்கோ எந்த அதிகாரமும் உரிமையும் கிடையாது. கிறிஸ்துவ, இஸ்லாமிய மதத் தலைவர்களை அவர்கள் மத நிலையங்களில் நியமனம் செய்யப் படும்  போது குறுக்கிடாத அரசு இந்து மத நிலையங்களிலும் அவ்வாறே குறுக்கிடாமல் இருத்தல் வேண்டும். இந்த பெஞ்சின் தீர்ப்பில் சட்டத் திருத்தம் குறித்து கூறப்பட்டவைகளை மறு ஆய்வு செய்ய ஆலய வழிபடுவோர் சங்கம் நீதிமன்றத்தை அணுகும்.

-இவ்வாறு அந்த அறிக்கையில் கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது.

திருட்டு அறங்காவலரை நீக்காத அறநிலை துறை

கோயில் கருவறையில் ரகசிய கேமரா -

சென்னிமலையில் கோயில்களை ஆர்..டி.,ஒ. விடம் மனு

Temples in state suffer Rs 2,640 cr revenue loss

http://www.deccanchronicle.com//chennai/temples-state-suffer-rs-2640-cr-revenue-loss-748
Feb. 17: In the last 10 years, around 148 temples in the state under the control of Hindu religious and charitable endowments department have incurred a revenue loss of Rs 2,640 crore, according to the response to an RTI petition.
Mr V. Thiagarajan, state president of the Hindu Baktha Jana Sabai, told Deccan Chronicle that it was the mismanagement by temple administrations that caused such a huge revenue loss. The temples usually generate revenue through various means such as renting out shops, houses and lands besides auctioning of parking lots and sale of temple pooja tickets etc.
"There is no denying the fact that majority of the temples has been blessed with good revenue," he said. "The audit report also points out that administrative mismanagement has led to revenue loss."
Several important temples in Tamil Nadu figure in the list including Palani Murugan Temple (`68 crore), Meenakshiamman Temple (`40 crore), Tiruttani temple (`7 crore), Tiruparankundram temple (`9 crore), Chennai Kaligambal temple (`7 crore) and Marudamalai Subramaniasamy Temple (`7 crore).
Usually a joint sitting of the top honchos of the endowments department comprising the commissioner, additional commissioner and joint secretary is held every year to discuss threadbare the objections raised in the audit report.
"However, no such meeting has been held in the last 10 years raising doubts of large-scale irregularities by the temple administration," said Mr Thiagarajan.
Despite a directive from the Madras High Court asking the endowments commissioner to take steps for the recovery of amount from the temple trust board and the executive officers of the respective temples, no action has been taken so far, said Mr Thiagarajan.
The Hindu Baktha Jana Sabai would file civil suit against the endowments department if it fails to act, he added.
Meanwhile, a memorandum has been sent to the Chief Minister, Dr M. Karunanidhi, seeking his intervention in directing the endowments commissioner to initiate recovery.
The HR&CE commissioner, Mr P.R. Sampath, refused to speak on the issue but another official, on condition of anonymity, said that both the trustees of temple trust board and the executive officers were pulling strings to get the arrears waived.

PIL filed against modifications in Tiruchendur temple dismissed

PIL filed against modifications in Tiruchendur temple dismissed

Mohamed Imranullah S.

High Court Bench permits petitioner to approach HR and CE Department

MADURAI: The Madras High Court Bench here on Monday dismissed as withdrawn a public interest litigation petition filed against the proposed creation of two passages to the Maha Mandapam of Subramaniaswamy Temple at Tiruchendur in Tuticorin district.

However, a Division Bench of Justice N. Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice R. Subbiah said that the petitioner, Balasubramania Adityan, was at liberty to approach the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) Department and raise his objections to the proposed move.

The petitioner apprehended that demolishing the southern wall of the Maha Mandapam to create the passages might pose a threat to the structural stability of the old temple building besides disturbing the ancient theories based on which the temple was built.

The judges pointed out that in a letter written to the Executive Officer of the Temple on January 24, the HR and CE Commissioner P.R. Shampath had categorically said that the passages should be created only after soliciting the views of people.

The temple authorities had planned to create the new passages, each measuring 6.9 feet in height and 3.6 feet in breadth, as the existing 52-inch-wide passage was found to be inadequate for the huge number of devotees who visited the temple.

One passage was proposed to be constructed opposite the sanctum sanctorum of Swami Jayanthi Nathar, and another opposite the sanctum sanctorum of Lord Natarajar by following the Agama Sastras (ancient religious rules).

In his letter, the Commissioner had also made it clear that the work should be carried out under the guidance of Muthiah Stapathi, an expert in temple architecture, and without creating any kind of disturbance to devotees.

On the other hand, the petitioner, in his affidavit, claimed that demolishing a wall to create new passages and shifting of an idol of Nandhi and two statues of peacocks, considered to be the vehicles of Lord Subramaniaswamy, from the Maha Mandapam to Artha Mandapam was not acceptable to devotees.

Thevara Sthalam demolition planned by National Highways

The National Highways Department have planned the demolition of an ancient Thevara Sthalam
to make way for their proposed four track road from Vikravandi to Thanjavur. 

Highways Dept. have come to the village of ThiruPanangaattur (now known as Panayapuram) and marked the walls of the temple and some places ( we understand up to Karbagraham) for demolition.This can happen only in India and particularly only in Tamil Nadu.  

First of all, this temple came into existence more than fifteen centuries ago.... Second,  this is a Thevara Sthalam - that is Padal Petra Sthalam... I believe no public notice was issued.  

On the first day of Chitrai month ... the morning rays of the Sun first falls on the Rajagopuram.

Then it descends on the Kodimaram, Palipeedam, Rishaba Thevar, Alankara Mandapam and Mukha Mandapam. 

Then it goes beyond these and fall on the top of the Deity and slowly descends down to the base. 

The same moment the light falls on the head of Goddess Sathyambigai who is located at a different place. 

This happens on the first seven days of Chithirai month. 

I also saw a news item in today's paper where a commercial establishment P.Orr & Sons is asking the Madras High Court to prevent demolition of part of its building since it is a Heritage Building (100 years old). 

The Good news is somebody from Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha spoke  to the Chief Engineer of the National Highways and told them they should lay the four-lane highway more than a kilometre away from this Heritage site. Otherwise a case would be filed against the officials of this department in the Supreme Court and  they would have to face direconsequences for willfully harming a Heritage Site and the religious sentiments of Tamils. The Chief Engineer has now agreed (orally) to consider a different route.

The collectors of Cuddalore and Villupuram districts too have been spoken to.As usual the Rogue Department -  HR & CE has done nothing to protect this holy temple.Given below  photos showing the arrow marked by Highways as to the demolition route of this Thevara Sthalam and ancient temple

TN Govt on a land acquiring spree from Temples

திருப்பூர் மாவட்டத்தில் ரூ 52 கோடியில் பெருந்திட்ட வளாகம் அமைக்க ஜெயலலிதா உத்தரவு

சென்னை, ஜூன்.24: திருப்பூர் மாவட்டத்தில் மாவட்ட ஆட்சியாளர் அலுவலகம், காவல் கண்காணிப்பாளர் அலுவலகம், தீயணைப்புத்துறை அலுவலகம், ஒருங்கிணைந்த நீதிமன்ற வளாகம், அரசு அலுவலர்கள் தங்குவதற்கான குடியிருப்புகள், மாவட்ட ஆட்சியரின் முகாம் அலுவலகம், விருந்தினர் மாளிகை ஆகியவற்றுடன் கூடிய மாவட்ட பெருந்திட்ட வளாகத்தினை 52 கோடியே 13 லட்சத்து 54 ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் மதிப்பில் அமைத்திட முதல்வர் ஜெயலலிதா உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளார்.

இதற்கு தேவைப்படும் நிலங்களை இந்து சமய அறநிலையத்துறையிடமிருந்து பெறும் வகையில் அந்த துறைக்கு 51 கோடியே 25 லட்சத்து 39 ஆயிரத்து 800 ரூபாயை வழங்கவும் ஜெயலலிதா உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளார்.

Source: http://www.dinamani.com/edition/story.aspx?&SectionName=Latest%20News&artid=618250&SectionID=164&MainSectionID=164&SEO=&Title=

Rs. 52.13 crore sanctioned for Tiruppur district complex

Press Trust of India | Updated: June 24, 2012 13:47 IST

File photo

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today approved allocation of Rs. 52.13 crore for the construction of a large complex in Tiruppur District to house various government buildings, including the Collectorate.

The complex will accommodate offices of the District Collector and Superintendent of Police, the department of Fire and Rescue Services, integrated Courts complex, government quarters and government guest house, a state government release in Chennai said.

Land for the construction of the complex will be acquired from the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department and she has allocated Rs. 51.25 crore for this purpose, the release said.

Greenways Road property - Dilapidated Building - HR & CE exposed

Source: http://epaper.dinamalar.com/PUBLICATIONS/DM/DINAMALAR/2012/10/29/ArticleHtmls/29102012007009.shtml?Mode=0

Thanks to Dinamalar

Fwd: Triplicane Temple Matter - Hindu News

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/devotees-protest-laying-of-granite-in-triplicane-temple/article4042406.ece

Devotees protest laying of granite in Triplicane temple

Special Correspondent

   

Unrest- The work at Sri Parthasarathy Swamy Temple had led to water stagnation, devotees alleged —Photo: K.V. Srinivasan

Devotees of the Sri Parthasarathy Swamy Temple in Triplicane are up in arms against the laying of granite slabs in the temple. They will soon organise a marathon chanting of Vishnu Sahasranamam urging the State government to remove the slabs. Devotees allege that the laying of granite and the construction of a shed in the temple prakaram has rendered the temple unsafe.

"When the granite was laid, a small paved culvert that drained the water in to the temple tank was closed. Due to the water stagnation, a few senior citizens slipped and fell," said a devotee.

On Sunday, a meeting of devotees was organised to discuss the issue.

Former chief election commissioner N. Gopalasamy said, "We have 11 very hot months every year and during this time, the granite gets heated up and it becomes difficult to walk on them. "

T. R. Ramesh president, Temple Worshipers Society, and general secretary (legal affairs) of Janata Party, pointed out that various properties belonging to the Sri Parthasarathy Swamy Temple properties were not utilised properly and extremely low rents were being collected. The HR&CE department, which has the responsibility to look after the properties of the temple was not doing so, he added.

Thanks to The Hindu News Paper

Thiruchendur Temple property Scam - 2 Crores - Illegal mining- HR & CE exposed - Dinamalar News

Source:http://epaper.dinamalar.com/PUBLICATIONS/DM/DINAMALAR/2012/10/31/ArticleHtmls/31102012002008.shtml?Mode=0

Thanks to Dinamalar News