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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Awareness campaign on malaria
A signature campaign was conducted among residents of north Chennai as part of the "Malaria free Chennai" scheme launched recently to control the disease and create an awareness among the public.
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Villagers protest resumption of sand quarrying in Palar
Several hundreds of residents of Perumbakkam, Musaravakkam and adjoining villages in the outskirts of Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu protested the resumption of sand quarrying from the dry bed of the
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Biodegradable plastics ' welcome'
Anything produced from petroleum is not sustainable in the long run, particularly plastics, which are health hazards, but ecologically sustainable bio-degradable plastics, now promoted by
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Angry women confront Central team
Anguished farmers, withered coconut and palmirah groves, mango orchards ruined fully, angry women with empty pots, extensive damage to crops, and dried up tanks and well the drought scenario was
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Need for action to check malaria in north Chennai
About 10 per cent of all persons with fever tested for malaria, in north Chennai, as part of the Malaria Free Chennai drive, were found to be positive. The highest incidence was from the Harbour
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Towards a green canopy
A clean and green Chennai is the mantra on the lips of every environmentalist, bureaucrat or politician, who gets an opportunity to address any meting related to an environmental issue. There are
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CPCB begins monitoring of air pollution
The Central Pollution control Board has started selective monitoring of the presence of particulate matter in the ambient air, which causes major health problems. The monitoring of particulate matter
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'Pollution of water bodies will attract severe action'
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control board plans to take severe action against municipal corporations, town panchayats and private enterprises which pollute water bodies, discharging sewage and dumping
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'Restrain Karnataka from polluting Thenpennaiar'
It was high time a case was filed against Karnataka to restrain it from polluting the Thenpennaiar river entering Tamil Nadu, the Education minister, M. Thambi Durai, has said. Inaugurating a
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Double fortified salt to be introduced
Double fortified salt will soon be introduced in the state by the Tamil Nadu Salt Corporation and in a few weeks, it will be supplied to parts of Andhra Pradesh also, the Managing Director, V.