Periyar’s 130th Birthday celebration

On 17th September Wednesday 2008 Periyar’s 130th Birthday celebration in Kgf at Frank and co area Marikuppam. The Dmk leaders wear presented around 10:00 am.

Mr. Y. Pushparaj, Mr. Manivannan, Mr. Nagalingam, Mr. Mohan, Mr. Natarajan,
Mr. Prakasham, Mr. Ratchat. Wear presented in the function.


Photo and Report by santhosh P kumar.

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Santhosh

Anna’s 100th Birthday celebration

On 15th September Monday 2008 Anna Dorai 100th Birthday celebration was celebrated at marikuppam Additional Revertes lane area in Kgf. Chocolate wear distributed for Govt school children’s like Govt Telugu School and Govt Kannada and Tamil school.

DMK leaders
Mr. Y. Pushparaj, Mr. Manivannan, Mr. P natarajan, Mr. Mohan, Mr. Nagalingam
Mr. Natraj wear presented.

Photo’s
The 1st photo DMK flag hoisting.
The 2nd photo is flowering for Anna’s photo.
The 3rd photo from left Mr. P. Natarajan, Mr. Y. Pushparaj and Mr. Mohan.
The 4th and 5th photo group photo by DMK Members.
The 6th and 7th photo Chocolate distribution for Telugu school children’s.
The 8th and 9th photo Chocolate distribution for Kannada and Tamil school children’s by Mr. Y. Pushparaj and Mr. P. Natarajan and Mr. Mohan.

Photo and Report By santhosh P kumar

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Santhosh

The Mother of Mines Feast

On 14-August-2008 Sunday It was 34th Annual feast of Mother of Mines Church in KGF. The Church was beautifully decorated and there was huge crowd in church premises from morning till midnight.

The lunch was provided for 50,000 members who were presented in feast and in evening mothers chariot was fully decorated and was in procession. Many peoples from many parts of Bangalore, kolar, Mysore, Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh wear presented.


The photographs are.

# The 1st , 2nd and 3rd photo are mother and Christ photo of the church.
# The 4th photo is outside view of The Mother Of Mines Church.
# The 5th photo is from left Pastor Y. Pushparaj, Mrs Rajeshwari Pushparaj and there elder son Mr P. Rajesh kumar were presented in feast.
# The 6th , 7th , 9th and 10th photo are outside of church and crowd who attended Feast.
# The 8th photo is Inside view of Mother Of Mines church.
# The 11th ,12th and 13th Photo is The lunch provided for all.

The Photo and Report by santhosh P kumar.


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santhosh

Tennants shaft

The shaft is Tennants which is located in champion reef kolar gold fields.
The above photo shows the shaft, you can also see the ad mine office and fire emergency room which is completely destroyed. I have been there when I was 15 my father was working in tenants it was beautiful to see. I have seen many shafts in kgf because my Dad had worked in many shafts and I had a chance to see.

The 1st photo is Tennants shaft.
The 2nd photo is Tennants complex board.
The 3rd photo is Tennants complex campus.
The 4th and 5th photo is Tennants shaft Fire emergency room with busses.

The Photo by santhosh P kumar on 07 August 2008

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santhosh

Kolar gold field Battalion from 1903 to 1947

A few scarce badges fall into this category. Although arguably these could be better classed as items of "militaria" they never the less have a strong mining connection. The bulk of this badge grouping comprises cap or "sweat heart" badges issued to/by men serving in the various Sappers & Miners or Tunneling companies of the Royal Engineers Corps. during the Great War of 1914-18. During the First World War miners from all over the United Kingdom were drafted into the Royal Engineers in huge numbers to form special "Tunneling" or "Mining" companies. These companies were involved in the comparatively little known but highly important work of under mining and then exploding huge charges below the enemy trenches. German miners were similarly employed on their own side of the trenches and there are many accounts of miners from both sides engaging in under ground hand to hand fighting on those occasions when their tunnels accidentally met.
The rare cap badge illustrated above is from a very obscure British Empire unit (The Kolar Gold Field Battalion - in service from 1903 to 1947) formed presumably from British expatriates and local miners who worked in the lucrative mines of the Kolar Gold Fields near Bangalore, Southern India.

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santhosh

Community-managed water initiative

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Since 2006, with an initial grant from the Jersey Overseas Aid Commission, Homeless International has been able to support the Indian Alliance in piloting a community-managed water initiative in the town of Kolar Gold Field in the State of Karnataka, India. The scheme involves the design, building and management of a water pumping system by slum dwellers themselves.

Once one of the biggest mines in the world, the Kolar Gold Field mine closed in 2001 due to depleted deposits and inefficient extraction. As a result, unemployment and poverty is rife among the residents of the area, with the worst affected being the slum areas, where over 70,000 poor people live. The mining company used to provide water to the slum settlements but with the closure of the mine, the service was cut off. Water from the Karnataka City Water Supply Board is only being supplied once every 10 to 15 days, and residents have therefore been forced to buy water from passing tankers, which is costly.

The water initiative, which is expected to supply safe drinking water to over 25,000 people when complete, is also helping to create jobs for community members who are being employed to manage and maintain it. The costs of maintenance and management are being covered by small contributions from each family in the community, which amount to much less than they currently pay for water supplied privately from the passing tankers. The management and organisational requirements of the scheme are also building the community’s confidence and capacity and will stand them in good stead to address other challenges that they face, such as limited sanitation facilities.

So far, two borewells have been sunk in the Nagavaram Valley area and another in a settlement known as Gilbert’s Area. These wells are being connected by pipes to an existing small pumping station, which has been renovated. A more powerful water pump has been installed in another area of Kolar Gold Field to transfer water to a larger storage tank where the water is purified and then supplied to the surrounding slum settlements.

The municipal authorities in Kolar Gold Field, whilst not in a position to solve the problem of water supply themselves due to lack of resources, are fully supportive of this community-driven initiative. Using this project to set a precedent, the Indian Alliance hopes to encourage the municipal authorities to draw down State-level funds for similar schemes in the future.

Report by Homeless International

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santhosh

The Mc Tag’s Incline Shaft.

The above Photographs are Mysore mines Mc Tag’s Incline Shaft. Which is located in Marikuppam at kolar gold fields, Karnataka state, INDIA?
Opposite to Marikuppam Railway station.

# the photo no zero is Mc Tag's gold mines shaft.

# the first Photo is Mc Tag’s incline Shaft.
# Second photo is Mc Tag’s incline shafts Engine room which is closed state and full of bushes covered.
# Third Photo is inside view of the shaft, which is covered by bushes.
# Fourth photo is Administrative block which is destroyed.
# Fifth photo is Employees canteen which is destroyed and covered with bushes.
# Securities guards for closed Mc Tag’s Incline Shaft.
Guards from

Left is Mr. Srinivas,
Center Mr. Krishna and
Right Mr. Ravi

The bike is mine. The bike Model is TVS Star City.
Photo by Santhosh P kumar

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SANTHOSH