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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Parliament nod not needed for setting up Cauvery Board, says expert
The Central government can constitute the Cauvery Management Board (CMB), an instrumentality recommended by the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) to ensure implementation of the 2007 final order,
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Activists turn spotlight on water bodies in Girivalam path
The activists opposed to the Girivalam path-widening project have shifted their focus to theerthams and ponds which may take a hit from the project. With the National Green Tribunal-appointed committee
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Not competent to hear PILs on environmental issues, says High Court
The Madras High Court Bench here has held that it is not competent to entertain public interest litigation (PIL) petitions on environmental issues since the jurisdiction was vested exclusively with the
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Spotlight on linking 145 lakes with stormwater drains
Funding agencies have started work on a revised detailed project report for complete integration of the waterbodies with the network The stormwater drains that are set to be developed in the city will
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Disaster management: Govt. seeks 2 months time to form panel
The State government on Wednesday sought two months time to constitute an advisory committee under the Disaster Management Act as per the directions of the Madras High Court. The First Bench of Chief
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A conservationist working patiently to save vultures in State
For several years now, the vulture in the State has had a human shadowing it, watching over the bird of prey in the Mudumalai—Sathyamangalam area. Along with the Forest Department, he has been counting
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Over 17,000 city homes do not have toilets
CHENNAI: At least 17,325 houses in various parts of the city are yet to get toilet facilities. The Greater Chennai Corporation has issued orders to begin work on construction of toilets utilising funds
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State asked to file reply on ONGC’s shale gas project
NGT wants to know if TN has taken up any study on the impact of the project The Tamil Nadu government has sought time to file a reply before the National Green Tribunal on steps taken by it over the
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Over 100 butterfly species sighted at Pachamalai
TNBS conducted the survey in the reserve forest and open areas Endowed with valleys, ridges, waterfalls and thick forest areas, the picturesque and scenic Pachamalai hills in Tiruchi district has multiple
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Trivandrum-Kanniyakumari road project faces NGT bottleneck
Tribunal suspends environmental clearance; asks Ministry to go for reappraisal The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal has suspended for six months the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted