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
The Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini National award for 2001 has been conferred on Mr. K. R. Gopinath, Chennai-based rain water harvesting expert, for his contribution in the field.
The Centre has restricted guidelines for the National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas (NWDPRA) to make it a farmers movement. The new guidelines retaining technical strength of the
The Irrigation Management Training Institute (IMTI),Tiruchi (Tamil Nadu), established with financial assistance form the USAID for imparting in-service training to officials of the Water Resource
A national meet on water quality management today adopted a 'Chennai Statement' that emphasised the need to accord immediate attention to ensure sustainability of drinking water system and sources.
The Union Rural Development Minister, Mr. M. Venjaiah Naidu, today called on all States to implement legislation on groundwater resources and rainwater harvesting (RWH) for arresting overexploitation
A major fire broke out in the hydroelectric power project at Moyar in a deep ravine, last night. According to the police, one of the transformers caught fire suddenly. Fire fighting personnel form
Seasonal rains over Chennai may have resulted in a "moderate rise" in levels in the city reservoirs but water managers feel that the "threshold limits" for increasing the daily supply are yet to be
Ten members of a family including five women and a child were admitted to Stanley Medical College Hospital when they took ill after inhaling noxious fumes in Seven Wells late on Monday evening. The
Tamil Nadu has allayed the apprehension of Kerala's Leader of Opposition that it is appropriating water resources of the neighbouring State by constructing a dam on the border. There is no proposal
The Union Environment and Forests Secretary, Mr. P. V. Jayakrishnan, today reviewed the progress of works relating to the Chennai City River Conservation Project (CCECP) and National River