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
Rag pickers often set fire to the accumulated garbage Smoke and stink from the Corporation's dump yard in Erumapalayam in the city continues to be a major problem for the residents around the area. Residents complain of health issues like eye dryness and lung problems and say that the smoke is so intense that that are not able to breathe properly
Industrial houses come forward to offer guards; free seedlings to be given against promise of proper upkeep You can not miss the signboards propped up on medians at prominent localities in the city, flashing messages of planting trees, and urging residents to avoid using plastics. With going green being the new watchword, efforts in creating awareness of increasing green cover have paid off.
Jayalalithaa reverses DMK regime’s decision on the 1,600-megawatt project Reversing the previous Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government's decision on the 1,600-megawatt (MW) Udangudi super critical thermal power project, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday announced that her government would implement it as a State sector project, ensuring the availability of the entire power generated to the State.
Revenue Minister P. Thangamani inaugurated the drive by planting a sapling at the Master Plan Complex on Friday. This was followed by planting of 750 saplings by school students. Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Assembly P. Dhanapal, District Collector J. Kumaragurubaran, District Forest Officer Ashish Kumar Srivastava, District Revenue Officer R. Seethalakshmi, Project Director of the District Rural Development Agency S.S. Kumar, District Education Officer V. Kumar, elected local body representatives and officials from various departments took part in the event.
Canals in Erode district not maintained properly Farmers in the district have appealed to the district administration to initiate criminal action against the owners of polluting textile processing and tannery units in the district.
PMK leader S. Ramadoss on Friday criticised the Draft National Water Policy 2012, alleging that the policy will only fatten multi-national companies and destroy farming in the country. In a statement here, he described as “highly condemnable,” the suggestion that water-related services be transferred to the community and /or private sector with an appropriate public private partnership model.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Tiruchi Complex, achieved a major milestone on Friday with the despatch of the first set of headers for the 2x800 MW power project at Krishnapatnam in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. A.V. Krishnan, Executive Director, flagged off the first set from BHEL's High Pressure Boiler Plant here.
Almost a year after the city's Climate Action Plan was prepared, the Chennai Corporation will finally adopt it in its council meeting next month. The Plan, if approved by the State government, will provide a comprehensive prevention and action plan for the city to cope with disasters associated with climate change.In a recent meeting of senior officials with the team of experts which developed the plan, experts stressed the need for prompt adoption and implementation.
The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) can demand water charges from all owners/occupants of an apartment even though the apartment has only a common sump and no individual water
Collector visits the completed revetment wall and ramp at Punavasal village Flood prevention works taken up along the Kollidam river in Thanjavur district by the Public Works Department (PWD) are nearing completion. The works were started in October 2010. Out of the total works taken up at a cost of Rs. 106.22 crore, works to the tune of Rs. 93.34 crore have been finished so far. The rest will be completed before the end of March.