Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
Encroachments on buffer around rivers will have consequences, say experts hennai’s resilience to the recent deluge has taken a severe beating as nearly a quarter of its wetlands, open space and flood plains have given way to concrete structures. Months before the series of depressions and “freak” weather developments hit …
PARIS: Just as the climate conference presidency was about to release the first review of the draft Paris agreement, US secretary of state John Kerry kicked off hectic parleys outside the negotiation rooms by first meeting India's environment minister Prakash Javadekar late on Tuesday night. The meeting was aimed at …
KOCHI: On Monday, chief secretary Jiji Thomson said that Kochi was on the verge of facing a Chennai-like flood situation. "To prevent such a situation, Kochi should adopt 'Operation Ananta', an initiative being implemented in Thiruvananthapuram by reclaiming encroached areas and clearing drains and canals for the smooth flow of …
HYDERABAD: Even as the AP government is giving final touches to the master plan of the new capital Amaravati, Congress Rajya Sabha member KVP Ramachandra Rao, citing the recent devastation caused by floods in Chennai, Srinagar and Uttrakhand, raised questions about the TDP government’s decision to construct the capital on …
An Indian green body today said that the floods in Chennai are an impact of climate change and the "unprecedented deluge" that the city has witnessed is a reminder of increasing frequency of such freak weather events across the Indian subcontinent. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said that …
We have forgotten the art of drainage. We only see land for buildings, not for water’. Chennai is perhaps experiencing the worst impact of freak weather, but the city could have fared better had it protected and preserved its natural water bodies and drainage channels, experts at the Centre for …
CHENNAI: Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately release Rs 5,000 crore, ‘on account’, from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for taking up relief and restoration works in rain-ravaged Chennai and other parts of the State. Responding to her, the Prime Minister, who …
Mobile phones and landline services choked; ATM and banking services paralysed. Chennai: Signs of easing of situation in flood-battered Chennai emerged on Friday with no fresh rains and a sharp fall in water levels of Adyar and Kumbh rivers that were in spate following torrential rains as rescue and relief …
The CSE director general said rampant construction across the city led to the blocking of natural flood discharge channels of the lakes The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said Chennai could have fared better if it had protected and preserved its natural water bodies and drainage channels. CSE director …
Chennai on Wednesday recorded the heaviest-ever rainfall in over a century — of 29.4cm and 34.5cm — in the Met office's two observatories here in 24 hours, or more than half the average rainfall for the entire northeast monsoon, smashing the previous high of 26.1cm in 1901 and pummelling an …
While the earlier deluge in Tamil Nadu, which started on November 8, has already resulted in claims of around Rs 500-600 crore, the recent torrential rains could cause far more damage, insurers point out. Insurance claims for damage to property, automobiles and other goods following the devastating floods in Tamil …
In the present study, the geochemical characteristics of groundwater and drinking water quality has been studied. 24 groundwater samples were collected and analyzed for pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, carbonate, bicarbonate, chloride, sulphate, nitrate, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium and total hardness. The results were evaluated and compared with WHO …
Seasonal variation in the distribution of heavy metals in surface waters of Pulicat lake, Tamil Nadu, India was assessed from January 2011 to December 2012. Variation of heavy metals was maximum during summer and minimum during monsoon. The heavy metals investigated were nickel, copper, zinc, chromium, cadmium, mercury, lead and …
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) will add 25 ambient air quality monitoring stations to its network in the State and the data updates will be available online. Data available on website “Already the public can see Chennai data on the Air Quality Index of the Ministry of Environment …
Weather experts say multiple factors have led to the State receiving such heavy rainfall this year El Niño has become the buzzword this northeast monsoon and is said to be the cause ofthe torrential downpour across the State. While admitting that this is a strong El Niño year, weather experts …
The North-East monsoon continued to wreak havoc in Tamil Nadu with rains pounding the northern coastal districts and more being forecast for the coming days in the state, where the death toll as climbed to 71. Twelve more persons have been killed in incidents of drowning and wall-collapse between November …
CHENNAI: The rain gods might have played spoilsport with cracker-bursting fun during this Diwali, but the consequence is one that should make every environment-conscious denizen of the city happy. Ambient air pollution levels for this year’s festival of lights have come down by a whopping 45 per cent. According to …
Survey reveals that Chennai has the highest number of diabetics with uncontrolled blood sugar If you are in Chennai and have diabetes, chances are you may be eating more rice or other carbohydrates than is recommended. An eight-city survey conducted between June and August this year has revealed that at …
Corporation pins hopes on AMRUT to develop parks, skywalks Owing to fewer funding options, the Chennai Corporation is set to try its luck on AMRUT Mission for developing parks and skywalks. “Tentative projects to be taken up under AMRUT include formation of 153 parks at an estimated cost of 120.67 …
More funds expected from other agencies for similar works The eco-restoration of Narayanapuram Lake by the Chennai Corporation is close at hand. The civic body will restore 1.81 lakh square metres of the lake — 39,369 sq.m. on the northern side and 1,42,351 sq.m. on the southern side — at …
