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
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
"India needs to develop nuclear energy in addition to all other forms of energy to meet its ever-growing demand. With a large pool of talented engineers and scientists, India can confidently manage a large nuclear energy programme safely and efficiently," M.R. Srinivasan, former Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission, and expert committee member on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP), said in Coimbatore on Wednesday.
Amid protests from local politicians, an illegal dyeing unit was demolished by a team of revenue officials and Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) personnel at Venanthur town – located more than
In the last three months, one person died and 12 others were diagnosed with the A (H1N1) virus in the State, according to a release from the Department of Health and Family Welfare here on Monday. The infection was found to have affected people in Chennai, Coimbatore and Tiruppur. The only death reported is that of a 72-year-old farmer who had succumbed to the infection due to old age and delay in seeking treatment.
Use of plastic bags for several years has made it an inseparable part of one's life. To shun it, there is need for a strong will and concern for environment, said S. Shanthakumar, Revenue Divisional Officer, Coimbatore on Thursday. He was speaking at the inauguration of a workshop on ‘Ill-effects of the usage of use-and-throw plastics' organised by Care Globe Foundation, an NGO in association with Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) and District Administration.
To benefit habitations, schools, Adi Dravidar welfare hostels Rural water supply schemes in the district have been expedited to benefit habitations, schools, Adi Dravidar welfare hostels, and anganwadis considering the need to provide safe potable water to those locations.
Domestic consumers are among those whose electricity tariff will go up steeply from April. Table: Existing and new tariff (Low tension supply). The hike in the tariff ranges between 75 per cent and 110 per cent and there is not much change in the tariff revision, ordered by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC), compared to the proposal mooted by the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO).
Farmers should go for rainwater harvesting (RWH) structures on agriculture lands as it will dilute the fluorosis content in ground water and also improve water table, said Collector C.N. Maheshwaran here on Thursday. Presiding over the farmers' grievances meeting, the Collector said that to encourage the farmers to create RWH facilities, the district administration and the Agriculture Department had developed a model project in mango orchards near Kaveripattinam in the district.
Councillors urged to tackle problems of the town In a bid to bring about stake holder participation in raising the standard of hygiene and sanitation in this hill station, a meeting was organised at the municipality here on Thursday. Among the participants were officials and members of the Udhagamandalam municipal council.
Besides protecting water sources, people should also make judicious use of water as it is increasingly going scarce, said V. Sampath, District Collector. He was speaking at a function held at Konthamur near here to mark the World Water Day celebrations on Tuesday. The Collector said that without water, no living being could survive. While earth consists of two-thirds of seawater and one-third of land, a lot of pressure was being put on resources found on the land owing to population explosion. It has gad an impact on water availability too.
Court should decide on Cauvery issue, they say With the Cauvery dispute once again starting to generate heat in Karnataka, which is preparing for using the river's water for summer irrigation, a measure opposed by Tamil Nadu, farmers in Tamil Nadu are a worried lot.