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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Draft Smart City plan moots BRTS, bicycle sharing
A majority of respondents want Rockfort and Thillainagar area for the project The Thillai Nagar-Rockfort area is likely to be taken up for retrofitting under the Smart City Plan for Tiruchi. Area-based
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Smart city plan envisages extension of underground drainage network
Consultants present final draft proposal to the councillors Extension of the underground drainage network of the city will be a major component to be executed under the Smart City Plan for Tiruchi.
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Distribution of soil health cards marks World Soil Day in Salem
Distribution of soil health cards, exhibition on soil health for healthy life and different varieties of soils marked the World Soil Day brought up the State Agriculture Department and the Krishi Vigyan
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37,568 soil samples to be collected under GPS
The Department of Agriculture has planned to collect about 37,568 soil samples from across the district under a GPS-based soil sample collection programme and farmers would be informed of the status of
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Unregulated urbanisation to blame for Chennai flooding: CSE experts
We have forgotten the art of drainage. We only see land for buildings, not for water’. Chennai is perhaps experiencing the worst impact of freak weather, but the city could have fared better had it
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Rain-battered Chennai mounts heroic rescue operations
Downpour carves out islands of misery; citizens rise to challenge The incessant, record-breaking rainfall in the city and its suburbs could reduce this burgeoning metropolis by the coast into islands
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TNPCB to add 25 air quality monitoring stations
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) will add 25 ambient air quality monitoring stations to its network in the State and the data updates will be available online. Data available on website
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Rs. 4,998 crore NABARD credit plan for Namakkal district
The Potential Linked Credit Plan for 2016-17 prepared by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has assessed the credit potential for the district at Rs.4998.15 crore, a projected
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2,527 flood victims evacuated to relief camps
A total of 2,527 victims of flash floods that occurred in parts of Tuticorin on Monday were rescued and evacuated by 16 boats from their residential localities to safer places. These victims were provided
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Damage to infrastructure estimated at Rs. 2,000 cr.
Civic infrastructure worth at least Rs. 2,000 crore is estimated to be damaged due to rain in the city. The Chennai Corporation has started compiling a list of facilities damaged in the rain, which include