40t garbage removed from Vaigai river
Madurai: Nearly 40 tonnes of garbage was removed from the Vaigai river in a mass cleaning programme organized by the Madurai Corporation between Kamarajar Bridge near Bethaniyapuram and Kuruvikkaran Salai.
Times Of India (Madurai)
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Rameswaram station goes green, gets more bio-toilet fitted railway coaches
Following the recent announcement in the railway budget to make Rameswaram a green station, the Madurai railway division has started allotting more bio-toilet fitted coaches to the station. One of the
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Tail-end areas, elevated spots fail to receive drinking water
MADURAI: Almost a month after the corporation reduced the frequency of drinking water supply from every alternate day to once in four days, many tail-end areas are yet to receive water. The supply was
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Several areas in the city have good groundwater level: Survey
MADURAI: A survey has revealed that areas like Surya Nagar, Alagar Kovil Road and Iyer Bungalow have the best groundwater levels in the city, with water available at a depth of around 100 feet. The survey,
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Water to be supplied once in 4 days in Madurai
MADURAI: The Madurai Corporation on Thursday formally announced its decision to reduce the frequency of water supply to the residents in order to use the available water judiciously through the summer.
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Sand quarry baron held in illegal granite mining case
The Madurai district police on Sunday arrested sand quarry baron P L Padikasu and four others in connection with illegal granite quarrying. The four others arrested were K N Solairajan, C G Mohan, Nagoor
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Organic farming: Madurai farmer reaps 792kg of paddy crop from 20 cents of land
A farmer in Madurai district, who adopted organic farming, has reaped a handsome paddy harvest. A N M Tiruppathi of Kulamangalam village has revived the agricultural methods of his ancestors and used
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Say inter-linking of rivers is not possible
MADURAI: At a time when the Tamil Nadu government is looking forward for inclusion of Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar rivers linking project at a cost of Rs 5,166 crore in the 2015-16 Union Budget, a group of experts
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Centre okays Kerala study for new Mullaperiyar dam
CHENNAI: In what could trigger a fresh controversy, the National Board for Wildlife under the ministry of environment and forests has cleared the Kerala government's proposal for an environment impact
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Bird flu outbreak in Kerala: Theni district collector asks people to avoid consuming duck meat
Intensive checking was conducted on Thursday in Theni and Kanyakumari districts, the entry points for vehicles coming to Tamil Nadu from Kerala, in view of the outbreak of bird flu in the neighbouring
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Anti-mosquito drive: Rs 5,000 fine imposed on Madurai resident
The Madurai Corporation on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on a resident whose premises was found to be a potential breeding ground for mosquitoes. During a dengue prevention campaign at Sellur on