Education
Life in Chennai limps back to normal
Chennai, Nov 4 (IANS) Life in Chennai limped back to normal on Saturday there was no heavy rain on Friday night and it did not rain in the morning. Schools, however, remained closed as per government orders.
Many suburban areas continued to remain submerged, even as the water level in various areas was slowly receding.
However, the weather department has predicted rain or thundershowers over coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry till Monday.
“The sky is generally likely to be cloudy. There will be intermittent spells of rain or thundershowers with heavy spells at times.
“The maximum and minimum temperature is likely to be around 29 and 23 degrees Celsius, respectively,” the weather department said on Friday.
Districts like Villupuram, Tiruvallur and Tiruvarur received rains.
The state government started mobile medical camp in Chennai, Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts to prevent spread of diseases.
According to reports reaching here several acres of crop were submerged under rain water in Nagapattinam district.
Meanwhile, actor Kamal Haasan in a tweet appreciated the state police for their efforts in the rain relief and rescue work.
He also urged his fan club members to carry out relief work without hindering or mocking the government workers.
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Education
As many as six new nursing colleges to be functional in Haryana soon
Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal shared that the construction work of six nursing colleges in the state will be completed soon and classes will commence in the month of July. Not only this, the new building of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Panchkula has also completed its construction work.
Adding on to this, he shared that, till now, the classes are being held in another building, the chief secretary said while presiding over the review meeting of development projects worth more than Rs 100 crore here.
CHIEF SECRETARY REVIEWED MAJOR PROJECTS
The Chief Secretary reviewed several major projects, including power, health, medical, and technical education in the state, and directed the concerned officials to complete them within the stipulated time period.
COLLEGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION
He said that the construction of nursing colleges in Dherdu village of Kaithal, Khedi Ram Nagar village of Kurukshetra, Kheranwali village of Panchkula, Aura and Dayalpur village of Faridabad, and Sadatpur village of Rewari is under construction.
The construction work of Medical college in Koriawas in Narnaul, Medical College at Jind, Bhiwani, and Dental College at Nalhar is being completed at a fast pace. The work of the second phase of Kalpana Chawla Medical College is also undergoing.