Plea seeks ban on loudspeakers
Madurai: A public interest litigation has been filed before the Madurai bench of the Madras high court seeking a direction to the authorities to ban the use of loudspeakers in vans, autos, load vehicles
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Plastic bags banned at Madurai Sri Meenakshi Amman Temple
MADURAI: Plastic bags have been banned at the Madurai Sri Meenakshi Amman Temple as part of the authorities' efforts to go green. Officers from the district administration, joint commissioner of the
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Students to adorn city walls with environmental murals
Madurai: The ideas and perceptions of young minds on protecting the environment will be used to decorate the walls at important places in the Madurai Corporation soon. The Madurai chapter of Soroptimist
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City gasps for air as carbon dioxide levels shoots up to alarming level
Madurai: The city has to cope with not just unbearably high temperatures, it now has to to deal with soaring carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere as well. A field survey by a team from the school
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Rs. 320 cr. for third Vaigai water scheme
It will augment water supply to Corporation by bringing 61 million litres per day: officials The third Vaigai water supply scheme for Madurai, proposed last year, was sanctioned Rs. 320 crore through
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UP set to be the smartest; TN, Maharashtra, MP, Gujarat to follow
In a race between 100 cities picked up from states and union territories across the country, only 20 will start their 'smart' journey this financial year. The remaining 80, in the proposed 100 smart city
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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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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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Biomedical waste mixes freely with general waste in Madurai
Against government guidelines, biomedical waste continues to be dumped in open places in the city. Hazardous biomedical waste can be found like household garbage on roadsides, posing danger to human beings
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Future proofing Indian cities: Madurai action plan for blue-green infrastructure
Atkins is developing a City Action Plan for Madurai which will be specifically tailored to the city around blue-green infrastructure. Madurai Corporation and a wide range of city stakeholders have been