Coimbatore Blog

The Coimbatore Metro is a proposed rapid transit system for Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. In December 2017.

The Coimbatore Metro route would allow you to explore all these stunning places and more at a reasonable fare. Moreover, you’d be able to cover all the popular tourist destinations in a minimal time.

March 2023: The state government of Tamil Nadu, in its budget, allocated funds to Coimbatore metro on Monday. Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan stated that the government plans to allocate approximately Rs 9000 Crores to the Coimbatore metro rail project.

The announcement was made by finance minister Palanivel Thiaga rajan during his budget speech inn the assembly.

Coimbatore Metro will be divided into three phases according to the full project report. Two corridors have been planned in the first phase, with the first connecting Vellalore Bus Terminal to PSG Foundry through Ukkadam Bus Stand and offering airport line connectivity from Park Plaza (totally covering 31.73 km).

The Collectorate Metro will be connected to Valliyum Palayam Pirivu via the second corridor ( 14.13 km).
The Collectorate Metro will be the connecting station for these lines, and it will most likely be built in the Collectorate's eastern end. A brief description of each phase is discussed below.

Coimbatore Metro Phase I

Corridor 1: PSG Foundry-Vellalore Bus Terminal There will be 26 stations in the first corridor of Coimbatore metro route, which will stretch from Vellalore Bus Terminal to PSG Foundry and will have airport connectivity:

Vellalore Bus Terminal
Mettur
Rail Kalyana Mandapam
Podanur Junction
Thiruvalluvar Nagar
Kurichi Pirivu
Karumbukkadai
Ukkadam Bus Stand
Town Hall
Coimbatore Junction Station
Collectorate Metro
GKNM Hospital
Lakshmi Mills
Nava India
Peelamedu Pudur
Fun Republic Mall
Hopes College
Coimbatore Medical College
SITRA Circle
MGR Nagar
PLS Nagar
Venkitapuram
Park Plaza
Neelambur
PSG Foundry and Coimbatore Airport

Coimbatore Metro Phase II

Corridor II : Vaiyampalayam Pirivu-Collectorate Metro
There will be 13 stations in the second corridor of Coimbatore metro route, which will stretch from Collectorate Metro to Valiyampalayam Pirivu and will have airport connectivity:

Collectorate Metro
Ram Nagar
Gandhipuram Bus Stand
OmniBus Stand
Moor Market
Ganapathy Pudur
Athipalayam Junction
Ramakrishna Mill
Vinayagapuram, Chitra Nagar
Saravanampatti
Viswasapuram
VGP Nagar
Valiyampalayam Pirivu.

Property tax in Coimbatore is calculated based on the various dimensions of the property. The tax rate varies based on the location, age of the property, and the type of property. In Coimbatore, property tax can be paid online as well.
Property (both commercial and residential) owners under the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) have to pay property tax. The tax amount has to be paid every year. The tax is collected from the property holders by the CCMC based on the features of the property such as area, locality, occupant type, construction type, usage type, occupant type and prices pertaining in that specific zone.

Nov 26, 2022 PSLV-54

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch PSLV-54/EOS-06 mission with Oceansat-3 and eight nano statellites on board from Sriharikota spaceport.

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C54) will launch the satellites at 11.56 a.m. (Today Nov 26,2022) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The EOS-6 is a third-generation satellite in the Oceansat series of satellites.

The eight nano satellites

ISRO Nano Satellite-2 for Bhutan (INS-2B),
The INS-2B spacecraft will have two payloads namely NanoMx and APRS-Digipeater.
While the NanoMx is a multi-spectral optical imaging payload developed by Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad, the APRS-Digipeater payload has been jointly developed by the Department of Information Technology and Telecom-Bhutan and the UR Rao Satellite Centre, Bengaluru.

India vs Ireland 2nd T20I 2022 Highlights: India beat Ireland by 4 runs in high-scoring thriller, win 2-match series 2-0. Earlier in the game, India put a mammoth score of 225 on the board riding on the 176-run stand between Hooda and Samson

Riding on a superb century by Deepak Hooda and a blistering knock of 77 runs by Sanju Samson, Team India posted 227/7 in 20 overs

The World Health Organisation has a new naming system, using the Greek alphabet, for coronavirus variants of concern. The Delta variant was previously known as the “Indian variant”, as it was first found in India. It's one of three sub-lineages of the Indian variant, and is also known as B.1.617.

"UK variant" B.1.1.7 and "South African variant" B.1.351, the "Indian variant" B.1.617 is another variation of the virus that causes COVID-19. the variant was first identified in Maharashtra, India, in October,and spread to more than 40 other countries, including Australia.

CORONO -DELTA VS Covaxin

A study by researchers from the National Institute of Virology in Pune, the Indian Council of Medical Research and vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech has found that Covaxin is effective against the Beta and Delta variants of Covid-19.

CORONO -DELTA VS Covishield

A preliminary study conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) Delhi claimed that the presence of COVID-19 Delta variant (B1.617.2) is predominantly found even after getting a single dose or both doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

The study included 63 people who got breakthrough infections; of which 36 patients received two doses, while 27 had received one dose of vaccine.

236 million doses of the COVID vaccine have been given in India. More than 45 million people have received 2 doses of the vaccine and are considered fully vaccinated.