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 task force report on blending eco-friendly ethanol with motor spirit instead of the polluting oxygenerator Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTEB) following pilot projects in Maharashtra and Uttar
Scores of residents in villages around Kalpakkam today gathered at Panangattur, adjacent to the Palar, and protested against sinking of borewells there. Officials sources said staff from the Tamil
A two-tier high-powered panel has been proposed for each river basin in Chennai to coordinate management and development of water resources. On an experimental basis, two such panels are to be formed
Slum-dwellers have been hit the hardest by water scarcity in Chennai. They have no option but to adapt to the drought-like situation using any available water for cooking and drinking purposes. To
Like most parts of Chennai, Pammal also suffers groundwater. Yet, some residents have not felt the pinch thanks to rainwater harvesting(RWH). RWH structures installed in their residences had assured
Tamil Nadu has addressed the Centre seeking a constitutional amendment to restore the original two-tier panchayat raj system in the
The Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa, has approved the proposal by Vellore Collector, Dr. A. C. Mohandoss, for providing a permanent solution to drinking water scarcity by conveying water from
The proposed Pooyamkutty hydroelectric project, which is being revived by the State Government, will cause considerable environmental and economic losses to the State. The project will submerge two
The controversy over the water-level of Mullaperiyar dam has taken a sharp political turn with the aggrieved ryots, worried over the 'obstinate' signals merging from across the border, having allowed
The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) in Chennai has spent Rs. 25 lakhs out of a collection income of Rs 5 crores for rectification of pollution problems in buses, officials said.