Ban on plastics in two months
Following the model of Kanyakumari district, the Corporation has finally decided to impose ban on the production, sale and use of non-recyclable non-degradable plastic products within its jurisdiction.
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Jayalalithaa commissions drinking water supply projects
A host of drinking water supply projects, totally costing over Rs.30 crore, were commissioned by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa through video-conferencing here on Monday. Of the projects, a combined water supply project for the Melpuram union and an integrated water treatment plant in Kanyakumari district and the expansion of water supply project for the Villupuram municipality were significant in terms of cost.
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Plea for a separate Ministry for Water and Water Resource Protection
Coimbatore: The Environmental Cultural Yathra of the Tamil Nadu Environment Council has asked the Government to form a separate Ministry for Water and Water Resources Protection. The yathra began on October 19 from Kanyakumari and is scheduled to reach Chennai on October 29. It reached Coimbatore on Friday.
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Modalities discussed for effecting ban on use of non-recyclable plastic
A meeting on banning the use of non-recyclable plastic products was held at the Collectorate on Thursday. Chairing the meeting, Collector Ashish Kumar said use of non-recyclable plastic had been stopped completely in Kanyakumari district as awareness through a range of measures was created among the public, particularly among the producers, traders, consumers and the government officials, who were entrusted with the work of enforcing the ban.
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Kanyakumari village inundated by floods
A small village in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu was inundated after water from the Pazhayar river entered into it on Sunday night. Since the village, Ariyaperual Vilai colony, is very near to
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Status of wetland birds in Kanyakumari, Thanjavur, Cuddalore and Nagapattinam districts of Tamil Nadu, India
Wetlands are important bird habitats and are also used by local people for their livelihoods. Study was undertaken to assess the status of the wetland birds in the selected wetlands by using total count
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No evidence to suggest illegal mining of atomic minerals in Tamil Nadu: Report
The report stated the allegation made by the complainant was filed with a wrong motive, envy and vindictive and far away from the truth The Indian Bureau of Mines, which works under the Ministry of Mines, said it had found no evidence in the alleged illegal mining of atomic minerals across Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari and Tuticorin districts in Tamil Nadu by a private mining company.
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Rs. 740-crore plan to build 23 railway over-bridges
Underscoring that the growth of a State would be judged best by the quality of well-connected roads, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday announced various projects, including the development of three Chennai roads to international standards and extension of East Coast Road (ECR) up to Kanyakumari.
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40 lakh child labourers in TN
Campaign Agaisnt Child Labour, (CACL), an NGO, has found that over 5,000 children are employed in 900 brick kilns in Kanyakumari district. The NGO released its findings in a field study report which
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Assesment of ground water quality - Dharmapuram Panchayat Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu
The physico-chemical and bacteriological characteristics of ground water samples collected in Dharmapuram village, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu was assessed.
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Village starts revival with help of community fishing
Three weeks after the Indian Ocean tsunami, fishermen in the coastal villages of Kanyakumari district have started picking up the threads. They have started venturing out to sea, drawing on concepts
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Study of water quality along Pazhayar river basin at Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu
Pazhayar river basin is a perennial river carries water throughout the year from Kothiyar, Pachiparai dam and Perunchani dam in Kanyakumari district. Water quality of Pazhayar river basin is analyzed by
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400 die, thousands homeless in Kanyakumari
Over 400 fishermen and their family members were reported killed and thousands of people rendered homeless as seismic waves hit the coastal areas of Kanyakumari district
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Solar insolation units to come up at seven places
Monitoring systems for 81 districts across the country Four are coming up in Kayathar, Ramanathapuram, Karaikudi, and Tiruchi Proposal to install SPV Rooftop System in Kanyakumari has been sent for approval MADURAI: The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is establishing seven Solar Insolation Monitoring Systems in the State to identify viable locations for installing solar powe
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CFLs to be supplied free to hut-dwellers
Rs. 15 for domestic consumers, Villupuram and Kanyakumari districts to be covered initially In an effort to promote energy efficiency, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco), now at the centre of the public ire for unprecedented load shedding, will soon approach domestic consumers and hut dwellers to supply compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) in exchange forconventional incandescent bulbs (in Tamil, gundu bulbs).
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TN sanctions Rs 1.36 cr for fisher folk
The Tamil Nadu Government has sanctioned Rs 1.36 crore for the marine fisherwomen of Kanyakumari, Tuticorin and Tirunelveli districts under the Centrally-sponsored National Scheme of Welfare of
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Anti-nuke activists revive protest against Kudankulam plant
With the much-delayed Kudankulam nuclear power project expected to be commissioned by April, anti-KNPP activists on Monday revived their protest by laying a siege to the plant through sea. Defying prohibitory orders, fishermen from Kanyakumari, Tuticorin and Tirunelveli districts came in boats with black flags hoisted atop them and laid siege about 500 metres from the plant.
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Avoid pollution, hoteliers told
Nagercoil: The district administration has given a warning to all hoteliers and commercial establishments to ensure Kanyakumari, an international tourist spot, is free of pollution, especially plastic. A revenue team led by A.Vijaya Kumar (PA
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Coastal zone management notification flayed `
Nagercoil: A consultation meeting organised by Centre for Environment Education, an institute promoted by the Ministry of Environment and Forest, recently in cooperation with Campaign Against Draft Coastal Zone Management Notification 2008 (CADCZMN) in Kanyakumari district evoked good response. The participants opposed the implementation of CZM
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Rs.87.75 lakh for solid waste management scheme
Nagercoil: The Government has allotted Rs.87.75 lakh for the implementation of solid waste management programme at Kanyakumari, said environmentalist Vivekanandan, attached to directorate of town panchayats.