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 stay prevents civic body from carrying out works till April 30. The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Tuesday granted an interim injunction restraining the Coimbatore Corporation from proceeding
As part of its efforts to eliminate open defecation, the Tiruchirapalli City Corporation is putting up a modern temporary toilet complex on the Cauvery river bank on the Amma Mandapam Road. The pre-fabricated structure comes fitted with solar-powered lights. Apart from separate cubicles for men and women, it will include a specially designed toilet for the differently abled.
The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Tuesday granted an interim injunction restraining the Coimbatore Corporation from proceeding with the construction or other activities of a proposed Open
The district environmental engineer, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Kancheepuram, has submitted to the member secretary of the Board that a plastic unit be directed to shut down. “It is submitted and recommended that direction may be issued to the unit under Section 33 (A) of Water (P and CP) Act, 1974 and Section 31 (A) of the Air (P and CP), Act, 1981 for closure of the unit and disconnection of power supply,” said the note from the district environmental engineer.
Plants in Villivakkam, Sholinganallur, Navalur to process nearly 240 million litres of sewage daily Three more sewage treatment plants would come up across the city to treat sewage generated from the ever-expanding city. At present, Chennai has a capacity to treat a total of 558 million litres of sewage being generated daily in 11 units set up at six locations. Work is on to set up sewage treatment plants with a capacity to treat 228 mld in four more spots.
To be implemented on a public-private partnership mode The Erode Corporation will soon replace conventional fluorescent lamps with energy-efficient LED lamps for street lighting in the district. According to sources, the process of selecting the contractor is nearing completion. The civic body has come up with the plan as its electricity expenditure particularly for street lighting continues to grow. It maintains more than 18,500 street lights and pays over Rs.3.5 crore as electricity charges for street lighting to the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation every year. Besides, the civic body spends over Rs. 1.5 crore towards the maintenance of the street lights.
Tamil Nadu is likely to get 617 MW of additional power from the Neyveli Lignite Corporation by March 2014, according to B. Surender Mohan, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, NLC. He told a press conference here on Monday that from the NTPL project, a joint venture of the NLC and the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation, being set up at Tuticorin, the State would get 387 MW and another 230 MW would come from the Thermal Power Station-II Expansion in Neyveli.
As part of a programme being implemented by the Aruvankadu-based non governmental organisation, the Rural Development Organisation (RDO), to enhance awareness about the benefits of individual toilets among people in the rural parts of The Nilgiris district, a book titled ‘A Revolution in Sanitation in The Nilgiris’ was released here on Monday. Participating as the chief guest, Marie Larose, director, Recruitment and Awards, York University, Canada, released the book.
Continuance of the large-scale pollution of the River Cauvery by authorised and illegal dyeing, textile processing and tanneries on either side of the river (in Namakkal and Erode districts) was the most
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) on Saturday ordered closure of Sterlite Industries Ltd.’s copper smelter unit in Tuticorin, in the wake of alleged noxious gas leak from it. The TNPCB, under instructions from District Collector Ashish Kumar, issued a notice directing the Vedanta group company to close the plant, officials said. Company officials said they have started shutting down the operations of the unit complying with the TNPCB order, which came a week after an unspecified gas allegedly leaked in the area on March 23.