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
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NGT won’t stop flow of treated sewage into Cooum
Green Tribunal refuses to halt laying of pipelines for sewerage project The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Southern Bench here has declined to stop authorities from laying of underground pipelines
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Villagers demand closure of bio-medical incinerator unit
They threaten to boycott Assembly election More than 200 residents of villages in A. Mukkulam area laid siege to Tiruchuli Tahsildar’s office on Thursday, demanding closure of a bio-medical incinerator
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Kaani tribals of Western Ghats may get pattas soon
Recent SC order enlivens the hopes of people living in five Kaani hamlets Kaani tribals living in five settlements in the Western Ghats in Tirunelveli district may get patta for the lands under their
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Farmers seek government support to restore River Noyyal
Farmers in the region have approached the State Government with a plea for formation of monitoring committees in each of the four districts: Erode, Tirupur, Coimbatore and Karur, for reviving Noyyal River,
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Illegal mining: HC notice to CBI, CB-CID
The Madras High Court on Thursday ordered notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department to decide on further investigation into illegal granite mining.
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Metro Rail to go solar in six months
In six months, Chennai Metro Rail may have its first solar power generation facilities with a production capacity of 1MW. According to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), they have signed
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NGT orders notice to Tangedco on tree felling
The National Green Tribunal’s Southern Bench here has ordered issuing of notice to Tangedco on an application which sought to stop the cutting of trees in Tiruverkadu near here for installing overhead
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200 mw solar power plant to come up in Thoothukudi
The NLC Tamil Nadu Power Plant Limited (NTPL) will establish a new solar power plant with a capacity of 200 megawatt, S. Sathiyanarayanan, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, NTPL, Thoothukudi,
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BHEL commissions 600-MW thermal plant in Telangana
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned a 600 MW coal-based thermal power plant in Telangana. The unit has been commissioned at the upcoming 2x600 MW Singareni Thermal Power Project
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Take action against polluters before launching project to clean Noyyal
A section of farmers, and environment activists feel that efforts to clean River Noyyal and other water bodies will not get the desired result unless stringent action was taken to stop pollution caused