തീരദേശ നിയമം ഉ യ ർ ത്തുന്ന വെല്ലുവിളികൾ

തീരദേശ നിയമം ഉ യ ർ ത്തുന്ന വെല്ലുവിളികൾ
ഇത് ഒരു സാധാരണക്കാരിൽ സാധാരണക്കാരനായ ഒരാളുടെ ചിന്തയിൽ ഉയർന്നു വരുന്ന റിഫ്ളക്ഷൻ ആയികണ്ടാൽ മതി. വളരെക്കാലമായി അജ്ഞാത വാസത്തിലായിരുന്ന ഈ ഫീൽഡിലേക്ക് തിരിച്ചുവരാൻ കാരണം മരട് സംഭവികാസങ്ങളാണ്.ഈ അടുത്ത കാലത്ത് വരെ തീരദേശ നിയമം എന്നാൽ കടൽ തീരത്തെ മാത്രം ബാധിക്കുന്ന നിയമം എന്നായിരുന്നു മനസ്സിലാക്കിയിരുന്നത്. എന്നൽ ഇതുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട് ചില വേദികളിൽ പങ്കെടുക്കാൻ ഇടയായപ്പോഴാണ് അതിന്റെ വ്യാപ്തിയും സംഹാരശേഷിയും മനസ്സിലാക്കാൻ ഇടയായത്. തീരദേശം എന്നത് ജലാശയങ്ങളിൽ അലിഞ്ഞു ചേർന്നിട്ടുള്ള ഉപ്പിന്റെ അളവിന്റെ അടിസ്ഥാനത്തിലാണ്കണക്കാക്കുന്നത്. അതായത് കരയോടടുത്ത പ്രദേശത്തെ ജലാശയത്തിൽ വേനൽ കാലത്ത് ആയിരത്തിൽ അഞ്ച് അംശം      ( 5 PPT അതായത് അര ശതമാനം) ഉപ്പ് ഉണ്ടെങ്കിൽ ആ പ്രദേശത്തിന്ന് തീരദേശ നിയമം ബാധകമാണ്.
കേ രംതിങ്ങും കേരള നാട്ടിൽ തെങ്ങിന്റെ വളർച്ചക്ക് ഉപ്പ് ഒരു അത്യന്താപേക്ഷിതമായ ഘടകമാണ്. ഉപ്പ് വളമായും തെങ്ങിന്റെ കൂമ്പ് ചീയ ലിനും കൊമ്പൻ ചെല്ലിയുടെ ആക്രമണത്തിൽ തിന്ന് രക്ഷനേടാനുമെല്ലാം ഉപ്പ് ഉപയോഗിക്കാറുണ്ട്. അങ്ങിനെ വരുമ്പോൾ ഉൾനാടൻ പ്രദേശത്തെ ജലാശയങ്ങളിൽ പോലും അര ശതമാനത്തിൽ കൂടുതൽ വെള്ളത്തിൽ ഉപ്പിന്റെ അംശം ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കും. അങ്ങിനെ നോക്കുമ്പോൾ ഇടനാടും ചില ഭാഗങ്ങളിലെ മലനാടും എല്ലാം തീരദേശം എന്ന നിർവചനത്തിൽ വരും.
ഇത് മാത്രമല്ല കേരളത്തിൽ 44 നദികളും 34 കായലുകളും തോടുകളും ജലനിർഗമന ചാലുകളും  തടാകങ്ങളും ഉൾപ്പെടുന്ന ഇന്ത്യ രാജ്യത്തിന്റെ 1.3 ശതമാനം മാത്രം ഭൂപ്രദേശമുള്ള കേരളത്തിന്റെ സിംഹഭാഗവും ഉരുൾപൊട്ടലിനും മണ്ണിടിച്ചിലിനും സാധ്യതയുള്ള മലമ്പ്രദേശമാണ്. അങ്ങിനെയുള്ള കേരളത്തിനു് ഒരു തീരദേശ സംരക്ഷണ നിയമം ഉണ്ടാക്കുമ്പോൾ ഏറ്റവും പരിഗണന അർഹിക്കുന്നത് ജപ്പാൻ, ഇംഗ്ലണ്ട് ,സിംഗപ്പൂർ തുടങ്ങിയ രാജ്യങ്ങളിഏത് തരത്തിലുള്ള നിയമങ്ങളിലൂടെയാണ് തീരദേശം സംരക്ഷിക്കുന്നത് എന്ന് പഠിച്ച ശേഷം കേരളത്തിലെ ജനങ്ങളുടെ നന്മക്കാവശ്യമായ രീതിയിൽ നടപ്പാക്കാൻ പറ്റുന്ന നിയമങ്ങൾ ആവിഷ്കരിക്കുകയാണ് വേണ്ടത്.  (തുടരും) 

E P F Pension

Dear friends,

Employees Provident Fund Pension is a welfare measure introduced by Government of India mainly for personals working in private companies. When I was working in Beena Rubber Works, Thirurkkad, Angadippuram in 1979, workers union under CITU submitted a memorandum for introducing Contributory Provident Fund Scheme in the company. At that time a small scale Industry can function without CPF for about five years and after that they have to provide these facilities to their employees. In order to evade from this demand they closed the factory in the name of pollution and restarted the company in Pangh as Glen View Rubber Works and Beena Rubber Works was shifted to Yadavgiri, Mysore. The employees were retrenched and I was posted in Mysore. Even though I was not getting CPF, I was paid Rs 800/- plus free lodging in Mysore.

During my tenure in Mysore I got an interview card from Employment Exchange, Calicut for the Interview of Technical Assistant in CWRDM and I attended the interview. The interview board consisted of Executive Director Er P Kumaraswamy, Water Management (Agri) Division Head Dr V K Vamadevan, Water Quality and Environment Division(now Environment Studies Division) Head i/c Dr S A Abbasi (now Professor,Center for Pollution Control and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering & Technology, Pondicherry University) and Registrar Shri Paulose. Myself, Ms Joycee Syriac (now working in Rubber Board) and Mr K Lakshmanan (now Retired) were selected and got appointment in Water Management (Agri) Division. After joining in CWRDM I also became a member of Employees Provident Fund. My pay scale was Rs 380-640 and the total amount was Rs 693 /- only, still I preferred CWRDM because it was an autonomous Research Institute established by Government of Kerala which is near to my residence and my presence in the family at that time was essential as my father was ailing from paralysis.

Employees Provident Fund authorities introduced Family Pension Scheme in 1971 (FPS-71). In this scheme no pension is available when the member is alive. After the death of the member spouse only gets pension. An amount of 3.34% was collected for pension fund. This system ceased when new Employees Pension Scheme (EPS-95) came in to existence. The new scheme came in to existence with effect from 15th November 1995. Under this scheme an amount of 8.33% of wages (maximum wages considered for this purpose is Rs 6500) is collected for this fund and Government also contributes 1.16% of wages to this welfare fund (ie; maximum amount that is collected per head for this fund is 541+75=616 ). Under this new scheme member gets pension, even though it is very meager. After the death of the member, his spouse and two children below the age of 25 also gets pension. The maximum amount of salary considered for pension scheme is Rs 6500 and hence full pension available after 35 years of service since 15th November 1995 is Rs 3250 only. Even if you are getting a salary of Rs 50,000 per month you will get only Rs 3250/- as pension per month. This is a strange socialism applied to the employees working in some of the quasi Government organizations and private companies.

A Government employee gets half of their pay plus dearness allowance as full pension for a service more than 29 years in State Government Department, but it is not applied to Quasi Government Organisations. After each 5 year, pay revision occurs and the pension is updated. These facilities are also not avalable to PF Pensioners even thouh at the time of starting the scheme it was stated that revision will occur at an interval of 10 years. Now more than 15 years elapsed and no revision has occured but curtailed the benifits like Commutation and Capital Return Benifits given in the initial stages. Those who have opted for commutation is also suffering because even after completion of commutation period (ie 100 months) the full pension is not reinstated.

CWRDM Employees Association on 15th December 1980 submitted a memorandum to Dr Subba Rao, Honorable Minister for Irrigation and Chairman of Governing Body of CWRDM, along other things, to introduce pension scheme instead of Contributory Provident Fund. Latter all Unions demanded for introducing pension scheme to the employees working under Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment. I also attended some of the meetings conducted by KSCSTE in this regard. This is a long pending request to the Kerala Government and now Honorable Finance Minister Dr T M Thomas Isaac in his Budget Speech held on 10th February 2011 has stated that "Pension Scheme would be extended to employee in Science & Technology Institutions. Independent pension funds would be established for this purpose in different Institutions. However Governments commitment would be limited to a fixed quantum". This is a good improvement but it is not praise worthy because the permanent employees are fully paid from Government fund and hence the Government itself has to find provision for payment of pension also. In the case of PF Pension and Central Government New pension Scheme 10% of the wages goes to Pension Fund but here the contribution is 12% and hence Government itself has to look after the welfare measure. Science & Technology Institutions are not profit bearing institutes and hence if funds from Government part is "limited", then at the old age pensioners may not get pension properly and they will be put in disaster. Kindly avoid such circumstances in the name of Pension!!!

With best wishes,

ktv

Sincerity

Dear friends,

For the last one week the performance of BSNL broadband is not satisfactory, yesterday and today morning again I tried to log in but it was in-vain. Now it seems OK .

On 31st December 2010, our MOS staff Shri Krishnan kutty retired from cwrdm service and I was unable to attend the farewell function. He served the centre about 30 years. He was appointed as Driver and latter opted for rain-gauge reader in MOS. He had one son and one daughter. I wish him and his family all success in the years to come.

Yesterday Shri K C Mohammed retired from service after completing 30 years of successful carrier in cwrdm. He is a very dedicated man with utmost sincerity and discharged his duties with a smiling face which made him acceptable to all directors during the tenure 1980 to 2011. Our Registrar Col.(Rted) Yohannan rightly pointed out the words of Lord Buhda " A man is remembered by his deeds, not by his words". Shri K C Mohammed joined in cwrdm in 1980 and the lion-share in cwrdm service is spent in ED's secretariat serving different Executive Directors starting from Executive Director Er Kumaraswamy to the present Executive Director Prof Dr K V Jayakumar. Tarangam president pointed out that he is the 113th staff retiring cwrdm service. Shri K C Mohammed had one son and one daughter. His son is conducting a catering service "Chillies". I wish him and his family all success in the years to come.
with best wishes
ktv

Chemistry - our life, future

Dear friends,

Chemistry is a branch of science which deals with the composition and properties of different kinds of matter which constitute the universe. The science of Chemistry has played a very important role in the advancement of civilization, mitigating the problems of man kind and in fostering the happiness of human beings. Ayurveda, the science of Indian medicine include the use of plant and metallic preparations. Charaka, Sushruta and Nagarjuna are the Indian chemists who systematized the science immensely. Innumerable medicines both preventive and curative are the gifts of chemistry to humanity. 18th and 19th centuries witnessed rapid development of chemistry in all directions. In the field of agriculture, the chemist has developed fertilizers and insecticides for large scale cultivation of land and protection of crops from pests and diseases which made green revolution possible. Chemical researches on textile fibers have invented synthetic fibers, dyes etc.

The year 2011 is celebrated as the Inter National year of Chemistry (IYC2011) as an initiation of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) and United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It involves Chemical societies, academicians and institutions world wide, and relies on individual initiatives to organize local and regional activities.

The year 2011 is also the 100th year of the noble prize awarded to Madame Marie Curie, and it is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of women to science. Moreover it is the 100th year of founding of the International Association of Chemical Societies, providing a chance to highlight the benefits of international science collaboration.

The International Year of Chemistry-2011 will celebrate the achievements of chemistry and its contribution to the well-being of humankind under the unifying theme 'Chemistry - our life, our future'. Its slogans are Clean Air. Safe Water, Healthy Food, Dependable Medicine, Advanced Materials, Eco-friendly Products, and Sustainable Energy. The opening ceremoney of IYC210 will be solomnised at UNESCO head quaters at Paris, France on 27-28 January 2011.

Participate in the competitions and cotribute for the awareness of achievements in chemistry. Log on http://www.chemistry2011.org/

With best wishes
ktv

Chirakkal Sree Shiva Bhagavati Temple

Dear friends,

Chirakkal Sree Shiva Bhagavati Temple, Payyadimethal near Palazhi, Kozhikode-673019 is our ancestral temple. In swarnaprasnam it is observed that this Temple is about 800 years old. The renovation and punaprathista was performed during 17-21April 2010.



The Temple Complex is comprised within 69.75 cents of land situated east bank of Mampuzha river. The main temples in the temple complex are Shiva Temple and Bhagavati Temple faced to each other which is a rare event in Kerala. The other daitees are Ganapathi, Sasthavu, Gurudevan, KaliyachanGurukkal, Karimkutty, Pookutty, Thalasillavan and Villi. Near by the Temple Complex there is a Nagathan Kotta and Naga Prathista.

പ്രദാന വഴിപാടുകള്‍
വിളകുമാല, പുഷ്പാഞ്ജലി, സ്വയംവരപുശ്പന്ജലി, രക്തപുഷ്പാഞ്ജലി, ഭാഗ്യസൂക്തപുശ്പന്ജലി, ആയുര്സൂക്തപുശ്പന്ജലി, ജലധാര, മലെര്‍നിവേധ്യം , കുവളമാല , താമരമാല , തുളസിമാല ,ഇളനീരഭിഷേകേം , ത്രുമാധുരം നെയ്വിളക്, കര്പുരരധാന, വെള്ളനിവേധ്യം ശിവങ്കല്‍, വാഹനപൂജ, ഉണ്ടാമല , ഷീരധാര , പാല്‍കൊടുക്കള്‍, ചോറുണ്, പാല്‍പായസം, വിശേഷല്‍പൂജ, അപ്പനിവേധ്യം , കെടാവിളക്, ചുറ്റുവിളക്,
വിവാഹം, മുട്ടരുക്കല്‍, മൃതുഞ്ഞയഹോമം, ദീപസ്തഭംതെളിയികള്‍ തുടങ്ങിയവയാണ് പ്രദാന വഴിപാടുകള്‍.

Voice of Evictees

Dear friends,

Today one more of our staff, Shri. P Sasi, retired from cwrdm service. Shri P Sasi joined in cwrdm-subcentre at Cheemeni in Kasergod district on 16th June 1992. In the welcome address performed by 'Tarangam' president and Head,ESD, Shri P Jayakumar has pointed out that shri Sasi is the 110th personal retiring from cwrdm service and reduced the staff strength of cwrdm to half without much recuipment. He hopped that the cwrdm authorities will take necessary steps for the recruitment of the vacant posts.

Shri P Sasi joined in cwrdm as part-time staff and worked about 7 years in that post and latter appointed as full time staff. As a result he was not benefited the actual 18 years of service he rendered in cwrdm even though he has worked as 'full time' staff in cwrdm-subcentre,Cheemani in Kasargod District because his place of work was too distant from his residence in Kozhikode. Hence he stayed 24 hours in the sub-centre itself. He got the job under evictees category from whose land the cwrdm started.

In 1960 about 156 acres of land was taken by Kerala Government for the establishment of Calicut University but at the time of Chief Minister Shri C H Mohammed Koya(October12,1979 to December, 1979) it was transfered to Thanjippalam in Malappuram District and the land was handovered to cwrdm.

As per GO MS No 47/77/ Plg dt 30-11-77 the Government have ordered that all appointments to the Research & Development Institutions established under Science & Technology Wing except appointments to technical categories of posts whose basic salary is Rs 500/-and above to be made through the nominees of Employment Exchange observing communal reservation rules. Since the evictees were agitating against the appointment of persons other than those whose land have been acquired by the Calicut University and subsequently taken over by the centre and this matter was reported to Government by the Executive Director of cwrdm and the Government ordered by GO MS 11/83/LAR dated 26-2-1983 that persons whose lands have been acquired for establishing cwrdm will be sponsored for the posts of Helper, Driver, Sweeper, Sweeper-cleaner, Watchman, Assistant grade-II, typists and Stenographers. But the authorities filled the above said posts without considering the evictees until Shri M R Venugopal, Working President of cwrdm Employees Association started Hunger Strike in March, 1988. As a result of this agitation the authorities unwillingly agreed to implement CSIR promotion rules and appointments for evictees and they tried to topple this agreement also. But at last towards the end of 1991 the authorities are forced to implement it. Late Com: C P Balan Vaidyer played a major role in implementing it. As a result of the grudges on the part of authorities, they have posted these partime staff in cwrdm-subcenters at Kasergod, Kannur, Palakkad, Manimalakunnu, Kottayam and Thiruvananthapuram which was actully againt rules.

The most impotent thing in human beings is that after getting the benefits we will forget the blessings showered on us by others. As a result of these type of attitudes we are unable to utilize the full benefits we are actually expected to get.

Executive Director Dr Jayakumar presided over the send off function. Registrar Col.(retd) Yohannan and Dr Pradeepkumar, Ex cwrdm-Chemeni-subcentre Head and present MOS Head spoke vividly on their initial trrifying and then the enjoyment life at Cheemeni. Dr N K JOseph, Head, Surface water division pointed out that Shri Sasi is a hard worker and a great devotee of God. He is an active member of Manathanath Annapoorneswari Temple. Dr K R Prasennakumar, Working President of cwrdm Employees Association and Dr Dinesan, Working President of cwrdm Employees Organisation also spoke on the ocction. Shri M T Anilkumar, Tarangam Secretary expressed vote of thanks. After photocession and planting of tree, we accopanied Shri Sasi to his residence at Chemancherry. Shri Sasi's wife is a home maker and they have two married daughters and their son is working abroad. I wish him a happy and prosperus retired life.

with best wishes
ktv

Election Duty

Dear friends,

First Nayanar Ministry came to power on 25th January 1980 as a result of the election held on 21st January 1980 and it didn't complete its tenure and consequently a bi-election to Kerala Legislative Assembly took place on 9th May 1982 and Karunakaran Ministry came in to power on 21st May 1982 .

I joined in cwrdm on 1st October 1980 and my first appointment for election duty was in 1982 for the bi-election to Kerala State Legislative Assembly. I was appointed as First Reserve Polling Officer. Since Reserve Polling Officer has nothing to do till he is called for somebody's place as the original person has not attended the election duty with sufficient reasons. So, normally few Reserve Persons will get actual election duty. The Reserve Personals should sit there until all Election Duty assigned personals have left with their complete crew. I was not called for the duty till all Election Duty assigned personal left and I was freed from Reserve Duty at about 3 pm on that day.

In December 1984 Loksabha Election took place and this time I was appointed as First Polling Officer and my Presiding Officer was an School master who was not having previous experience as Presiding Officer and hence he contacted his experienced friend who was not posted for that election duty. He gave all guidances and I also gathered necessary precaution and actions we have to take in-order to act as "One day King". We have put distinguishing marks on the top right hand corner of both on the back of counter foil and also on the back of the ballot papers alloted to our polling station.Half of the ballot papers were signed by the presiding officer and kept in his safe custody. Filled all forms and covers with Polling station No, Name of Constituency etc. and pasted labels on Ballot box . Towards the end of the poll an arrangement was made so as to avoid unused but signed ballot papers by signing the Ballot Papers by the Presiding Offer in-situ. The poll ended peacefully and we have packed all the materials and arranged the forms according to FORM No 22 (receipt for return of election Records and Materials after poll). Generally people appointed for Election Duty will not go through these forms the day before polling and they will try to fill these things after the poll, at that time all will be in a hurry to reach their destination, resulting confusion and in a hurry they go to receiving center and at the receiving station they will ask one by one and we will not be able to produce things properly. If a single person has committed this mistake, all others have to suffer!!!

After this election, in almost all elections, I served as Presiding Officer and I didn"t experience any difficulty in discharging my duties as Presiding Officer. I got wholeharted support from my collegues, polling agents and political parties in the conduct of election. The only difficulty I phased is in the receiving centre. This is due to the lack of proper decision and directions from authorities. The directions given in rehearsal class will some times contradict when we go to handover the materials to the Receiving Authorities and more over we will be forced to give different materials in different counters also. This also creates utter confusion in the midst of haste crowed, who were eager to dispose the materials and leave the place. If the authorities take some more precautions and give proper written directions (some times they do) apart from HAND BOOK this confusion will be averted and the election duty will become a nice experience and employees will accept election duty wholeheartedly.

Nowadays election duty is a compulsion and most of the persons getting election duty memo tries to get a medical certificate from a doctor and approaches the authorities for getting exemption from duty. It is a very sad plight!!!

In the last Panchayat election held on 26-09-05, I was posted as Presiding Officer in polling station No 2/1 Ekarool, Unnikulam, Balussery. As per the directions prevailed at that time, apart from other things, I submitted three covers containing ballot paper accounts (one for Grama Panchayat-GP, one for Block Panchayat-BP, and one for District Panchayat-DP), One cover cotaining Paper Seal account, One cover containing the declaration of the Presiding fficer, three covers containing presiding officers Diary and one cover containing aquittance Roll of TA to polling personals. These covers need not be sealed and the officials in the collecting centre will veryfey the contents on receipt itself. Packet-I STATUTARY COVERS, Packet-II NON STATUTORY COVERS are to be sealed.PACKET-III and PACKET - IV need not be sealed

It is a strange experience that every employee should try to acquire and imbibe in their mind for the inspiration during the relaxing period of retired life. It will surely give a sense of satisfaction much above the routine duties discharged during their official tenure.

with best wishes
ktv