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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Political parties should come together to safeguard State’s rights over Cauvery
CM should convene all-party meeting to address issue, says G. K. Mani The ruling party and the opposition parties should unite together to restore the rights of Tamil Nadu on Cauvery water dispute.
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Buckingham canal clean-up pace irks NGT
The National Green Tribunal’s Southern Bench on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the pace of work carried out by the State Public Works Department (PWD) in cleaning the Buckingham Canal. A Bench,
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Rising above the floods and working hand-in-hand
The heavy floods, which claimed the lives of many and which left destruction in its path last December, was the biggest disaster witnessed not only by the people of Chennai but also to the National Disaster
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Check dam on Kosasthalaiyar to boost water table in 10 villages
The structure is being built nearly 8 km upstream of Poondi reservoir Residents of Pattaraiperumbudur in Tiruvallur district are glad that the stretch of the Kosasthalaiyar river near their village
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Solar power plant in varsity to generate power soon
The solar PV power plant established at the Bharathidasan University will start generating power within a few days, according to its Vice-Chancellor V.M. Muthukumar. Inaugurating a two-day international
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1.10 lakh sandalwood saplings to be planted in Vellore district
In a bid to restore sandalwood tree cover on Jawadhu Hills, the Forest Department is planting 1.1 lakh saplings in Vellore district. Raising the saplings in its nurseries, the department has already planted
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Floods could have been averted, says HC
Raps State for having no disaster management plan yet Observing that the State Disaster Management plan still remains on paper as a draft for six years, the Madras High Court, on Tuesday, observed that
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“Adopt integrated approach to combat climate change”
The need for adopting an integrated approach in mitigation measures to manage problems of climate change was emphasised at a meeting organised by the Madurai Productivity Council and Aditya Medical Trust
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Villagers against sand quarrying in ‘kanmoi’
Say mining permission was given to an individual despite their opposition About 100 villagers from Chinnareddipatti near Peraiyur thronged the Collectorate here on Monday demanding immediate cancellation
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NGT orders steps against hospitals violating rules
Install sewage treatment plants in all government hospitals at the earliest, the tribunal says The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Southern Bench here has directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board