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Wednesday, Jan 14, 2004

Tamil Nadu

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Partly cloudy

CHENNAI, JAN. 13. The sky will be partly cloudy during the day and clear in the night on Wednesday and minimum temperature will be 18 degree Celsius. Mist is likely in some areas during morning hours.

On Tuesday, Nungambakkam recorded a maximum temperature of 29.1 degree Celsius and a minimum of 18.9. Meenambakkam recorded a maximum temperature of 30 degree Celsius and minimum of 18.1. Humidity level stood at 78 and 74 per cent.

Power cut

Power supply will be suspended on Big Street, Parthasarathy Street, Mosque Street, Sydoji Street and Ranganathan Street, all in Chepauk, and a portion of Mannady between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Thursday for maintenance work, according to an official release.

Campaign

Campaigning for a smokeless Bhogi, 5,000 students from the Zion Matriculation Higher Secondary School marched through Selaiyur and Madambakkam to create public awareness of the effects of burning tyres and plastics. Meanwhile, the Corporation Boys Higher Secondary School, Nungambakkam, held a meeting on a pollution-free environment. Students and teachers planted saplings and rallied for a clean Bhogi.

Acharyas visit

Sri Jayendra Saraswathi and Sri Vijayendra Saraswathi will camp at Tambaram Sanatorium on January 14 and 15, at Sembakkam on January 16 and 17, at Abhiramapuram on January 18 and 19 and at Raja Annamalaipuram on January 20 and 21.

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