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
Probe to look into alleged irregularities in 71 mineral quarries in the southern districts. Moments after receiving an enquiry report on alleged illicit mining of beach minerals in six lease areas of the
The State government has revised the rates for the collection of biomedical waste from government and private hospitals from Rs. 26 to Rs. 39 per kg. The increase has come after five years. This means
Taking notice of a news report published in The Hindu which highlighted the illegal dumping of cement waste into Adyar river, the National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench on Monday granted interim injunction
The Human Rights Protection Centre (HRPC) here has alleged that illegal garnet quarrying is rampant in Tirunelveli district despite the order of the National Green Tribunal prohibiting quarrying. Advocate
It has employed a laboratory from Chennai to test the water quality before and after the main immersion on Saturday With Vinayaga Chathurthi having been celebrated with pomp across the town, it is now time for the immersion of idols. Although many people have already completed the immersion of the Ganesha idols, for the rest, there is an advisory from the Puducherry Pollution Control Committee (PPCC) on the various conditions that need to be observed before immersing the idols.
Over the last couple of weeks, several tanker operators have dumped lorry-loads of a ready mix of cement waste on the banks of the river in Thiruneermalai, and this has found it way into the water. After a few days, the dumped waste solidifies and becomes permanent blocks, affecting the river’s course, residents said.
Recent studies contradict the view that emissions from cell phone cause irreparable damage to health Recent studies in institutions across the world have contradicted reports of radiation from cell phones and their towers damaging the eggs of sparrows, and thereby contributing to their reducing numbers.
Following poor turn out of out-patients at the 15-dispensaries run by the Corporation, instructions have been issued to the dispensary staff i.e., medical and paramedical assistants to reach out to the
Hundreds of fever cases were reported the same time last year This time last year, Health Department officials were grappling with a dengue outbreak in the district. Last September, Madurai district witnessed an epidemic-like situation, especially in Melur block where hundreds of dengue positive cases were detected, and the grim situation worsened in many pockets the following month.
Work on the construction of a canal linking three rivers to provide water to the parched regions of two districts has run aground for lack of funds. The third and the fourth phase of work on the 73-km-long flood and stormwater channel, being dug to connect Tamirabharani – Karumaeniyar and Nambiyar rivers to take the perennial river’s surplus water to the dry regions of Tirunelveli and Tuticorin districts, has come to a grinding halt due to non-availability of funds.