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Wednesday, Aug 18, 2004

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Congress leaders

stage dharna

KOCHINEDUMBASSERY, AUG.17.AUG. 17. The Prime Minister should announce the Vallarpadam Transhipment Container terminal project as the Onam gift to Keralites, said the KPCC vice-president, A.C. Jose.

He was inaugurating the dharna organised by the District Congress Committee here today demanding the clearance of the project. He called for joint agitation for pressing the demand.

Mock drill today

Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd. will be conducting a mock drill in their Kochi division unit at Ambalamedu on August 18 as part of the on-site training programme. Emergency siren will be sounded in the evening between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. and there will be movement of fire engines too.

`Muvattupuzha project by March'

KOCHINEDUMBASSERY, AUG.17.AUG. 17. The Minister for Irrigation, T.M. Jacob, today said that the Muvattupuzha irrigation project will be completed by March, 2005.

He said that more than Rs.500 crores have been spent for the project. The project will benefit areas coming under Muvattupuzha, Kothamangalam, Vaikkkom, Kottayam, and Thodupuzha taluks.

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