Ooty shows the way for plastic-free 2019
Year 2019 is upon us. And tomorrow onwards, there will be a complete ban on single-use disposable plastic across Tamil Nadu. While this initiative may be just making inroads into some parts of the state,
Ooty
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Rooftop solar energy system in Ooty
While rooftop solar energy systems are becoming popular in cities such as Coimbatore, it is now entering hill stations too. N. Mohanraj, a resident of Udhagamandalam, has installed one KW rooftop solar
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Ban plastic bags and pressure horns in Ooty: Par panel
To maintain ecological balance in Ooty and Nilgiri hills in Tamil Nadu, a parliamentary panel has recommended a host of measures including banning of plastic bags, pressure horns in automobiles and development
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Two Hundred and Sixty-eighth Report on environmental issues of the Nilgiris: Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests (2014-15)
<p>Parliamentary standing committee on science and technology, environment and forests urges the environment ministry to give funds to Tamil Nadu to rejuvenate all the lakes including the one at Ooty under the National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems</p>
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Garbage threatens ecology of Ooty
‘Tourists coming with cooking accessories make public areas filthy’. With the season in this hill station now in its final phase, a view gaining ground, particularly among green activists, is that the
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Fear of water crisis looms large in Ooty
A prolonged dry spell, dwindling storage in most of the drinking water reservoirs, a steady increase in the inflow of visitors and the fast approaching summer tourist season has forced the civic administration
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348 'namma toilets' to be built in Chennai
The Chennai Corporation would build 348 'namma toilets' in the city, Mayor Saidai S Duraisamy said on Tuesday. "The work on 38 'Namma toilets' would be commenced this week. We will also take steps to
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Erode Corpn. identifies nine locations for ‘Namma toilets’
Ill-effects of open-air defecation explained The Corporation has identified nine locations to install user-friendly ‘Namma toilets’. The tender process would be initiated soon, Corporation Commissioner M. Vijayalakshmi said. The identified locations are ideally suited for the toilets, she said.
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385 'Namma toilets’ to be built in Tamil Nadu
The state government will build 'Namma toilets' on 385 locations across the state, as part of its initiative to provide safe sanitation to the people. The first 'Namma toilet' was built at Tambaram
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Ooty Lake pollution prevention measures gain momentum
A major work entrusted to the Public Works Department-Water Resources Organisation (PWD-WRO) to prevent pollution of the Ooty Lake is nearing completion, according to P. Shankar, District Collector of