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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Traders do their bit to conserve environment in Vellore
They have decided not to give plastic bags for free to customers and instead encourage them to use cloth bags Traders in Vellore are doing their bit for conserving environment. They have decided not
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Two more persons from Karur district test positive for H1N1 influenza
Two patients from Karur, including a 12-year-old boy, have tested positive for H1N1 influenza. They have been admitted to the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) here. While P. Yaswanth
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Mangroves in Cuddalore district come under threat
Indiscriminate dumping of garbage and release of untreated effluents by industries along the Uppanar are being cited as main reasons Indiscriminate dumping of garbage and release of untreated effluents
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3 villages in Tirupur to take up organic mango farming
Horticulture department to adopt the villages on a pilot basis The Department of Horticulture is all set to adopt select three villages in the district on a pilot basis to promote organic cultivation
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Farmers rue delay in executing river link project
Had it been implemented the upper Palar would have received good water flow in the recent floods The rains might have been bountiful for farmers this year, but many, especially those in the western
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Wildlife Census begins in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
To commence in Anamalai from January 4 Even as officials and volunteers commenced the annual tiger census at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in the Nilgiris, the Reserve has been declared ‘out-of-bounds’
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Floods leave Tangedco with a loss of Rs. 883 crore
Damage to infrastructure in Chennai, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur The floods have caused widespread damage to the city and Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) is no exception.
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Chamber’s suggestion on prevention of floods
Concentration of manufacturing industries and IT units necessitated construction of many residential colonies in and around Chennai, unmindful of the presence of waterways. Had the industrial development
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Be merciless on encroachers of waterbodies: Venkaiah
Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu, on Sunday, said the recent floods in Chennai have made it a necessity to act strongly against “vested interests” that have encroached water bodies and “mercilessly
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Chennai paid the price for loss of wetlands and open spaces: study
Encroachments on buffer around rivers will have consequences, say experts hennai’s resilience to the recent deluge has taken a severe beating as nearly a quarter of its wetlands, open space and flood