Groundwater level has increased by 0.6 metres
Rs. 20 crore has been allocated for supplying water across the State, says TWAD Board managing director The groundwater level has increased from 18.10 metres below ground level (pre-monsoon) to 17.5
Hindu (Chennai)
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Map not modified: environment dept.
Says it did not go to Chief Hydrographer for demarcation of backwater areas on map The controversy over two maps – one showing the existence of the Ennore Creek and another without the creek – just
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Dengue prevention drive in hotels, restaurants
FSSAI officials check whether storage of water is done in proper manner Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has swung into action to back the efforts by the Health Department to combat
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State-wide project to boost groundwater
Climate change fund to support constructing recharge structures to prevent floodwater from entering sea Aiming at boosting groundwater recharge and preventing floodwater from draining into the sea,
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No clear answers from ONGC on oil spill threat
Company attributes the delay in fixing leak to resistance from locals; says people being misled about hydrocarbon project In a bid to clear the air about its hydrocarbon extraction projects in the State
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Centre proposes terms of reference for ONGC wells in Cauvery basin
The firm must hold public hearings, prepare environment assessment report At a time when Kadiramangalam village is witnessing a massive protest over leakage from wells belonging to the Oil and Natural
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Tangedco given a week to remove flyash from Ennore Creek
NGT warns of closure if leakage in ash pipe is not fixed within a week The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal came down heavily on Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco)
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Dengue rears its ugly head again in city
Doctors attribute spurt in cases to water scarcity and residents storing water in open containers that serve as breeding grounds for the vector For the past few weeks, doctors in the city have been
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Everyone should join hands to save environment
Event held to commemorate 30 years of Save Western Ghats March Ninety-year-old K. Venkatachalam, president, Save Eastern Ghats, who spearheaded the Save Western Ghats March from Tamil Nadu as the chief
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Scientists find out why Chennai was deluged in 2015
Study links extreme El Nino conditions and warming of Bay of Bengal to very heavy rainfall during the northeast monsoon The extreme El Nino conditions in 2015 and the warming trend in the Bay of Bengal
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Public hearing draws a mixed response
Many oppose proposed expansion of limestone mines of Dalmia Cement Residents, farmers and environmental activists from Kallakudi, Kovandakurichi and neighbouring areas registered their strong opposition