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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Corporation invites public for cleaning Vaigai
Once the Vaigai river enters Madurai city, it carries city's trash that is thrown into it or deposited on its banks. Though, time and again environmental activists have been raising alarm over threat to
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Effluents from dyeing units pollute Dindigul cemetery
The dead are being denied a decent farewell and a clean resting place as sewage and effluents from nearby houses and dyeing units seep into a cemetery run by the town panchayat at Metupatti in Chinnalapatti.
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Polluted Madurai river likely to be revived
Kirudhumal Nathi, one of the ancient water bodies in Madurai, is likely to be revived as researchers from University College London (UCL) has embarked on a study of the river. In two months, the researchers
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Sellur to turn greener as youth brigade takes up plantation drive too
Sellur is preparing for a makeover. While the large tank here is set for restoration, the locality will spot a green cover in a few years' time. On Sunday, the members of The Times of India's Youth Brigade
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Sand mining continues to trouble Dindigul district
While the authorities have tightened action against sand smugglers in all the districts in Tamil Nadu, some of the smugglers are still using inconspicuous means to rob this natural resource and hoodwink
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Dump garbage in public, pay Rs 500 fine
Dump garbage in public places at your own risk seems to be the message the city corporation intends to send to the denizens. The civic body has warned people dumping garbage in public places with a severe
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Madurai to get ready for afforestation drive
State forest minister, M S M Anandan who held a review meeting with the forest officials of Madurai and Theni districts on Tuesday urged the forest department to gear up for the massive tree planting drive
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Graphite company polluting fields in Sivaganga
Farmers in Sivaganga district have alleged that a graphite company in their area was polluting their fields and rendering them barren. A public hearing on the pollution caused by the company was convened
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New waste landfill to address Trichy’s solid waste issues
TRICHY: The recent fire at the Ariyamangalam composite dump yard here has forced the authorities to come up with a viable solution to the issues plaguing the five-decade-old site. Now, a part of the sprawling
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Madurai ward meets drinking water needs through RO plant
MADURAI: Even when many areas in the city struggle to get quality drinking water regularly, residents of Iravathanallur ward in Madurai Municipal Corporation (MMC) gets purified drinking water without