Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Involving people in forest conservation is the best way to achieve the desired results. Tribal people and those residing along the ecologically sensitive forest areas should be sensitised, said S. Sasikumar, Passport Officer, Coimbatore on Sunday. Mr. Sasikumar, hailing from Tamil Nadu, is an Indian Forest Service Officer attached to …
A terrace spread over 1,000 sq.ft. with rainwater harvesting (RWH) structure can help meet the water needs of two people for a year. Not only that, the structure will also offer surplus water. Assuming that a family of two uses 80 litres a day, it will require around 29,000 litres …
It will benefit trade and industry that are reeling under power crisis Industries in Coimbatore region, which are hit by power shortage and had demanded commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project at the earliest, welcomed the announcement by the State Government on Monday that efforts will be taken for …
Corporation readying a proposal seeking Rs. 134 crore from Union Government. Singanallur tank may get a fresh lease of life if the Coimbatore Corporation has its way. The Corporation is readying a proposal seeking Rs. 134 crore from the Union Government under phase two of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban …
A team of Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board personnel on Wednesday removed nine illegal dyeing units that were polluting River Cauvery near Pallipalayam in Tiruchengode Taluk. District Environment Engineer K. Gokuladas who headed the drive, said that the units were evicted based on complaints received from residents of those localities …
Wind mill installations going on across the State With the winds expected to start in two months in the State, wind mill installations are going on across the State. For Coimbatore, wind energy sector has large-scale investments from here and it is also one of the main wind energy sites …
Three men who spearheaded the movement to start mass vaccinationof children At the Polio Summit in New Delhi this weekend, Rotarians would be celebrating the country's first polio-free year. They form the backbone of a movement that has resulted in polio immunisation programme becoming a routine in every State. Though …
Irate public of Podanur and Vellalore area on Monday staged a demonstration condemning the burning of garbage at the compost yard and the resultant smoke causing health hazards. Residents of Sri Ram Nagar, Konavaikalpalayam, Anbu Nagar, Easwaran Nagar, Arulmurugan Nagar, Indira Nagar, Netaji Nagar, Vadivu Nagar, Abhi Nagar, Vivekananda Nagar, …
Renewable energy has become vital, says Farooq Abdullah Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah has urged the wind energy sector to focus on research. Wind machines were essential as they did not pollute. Renewable energy had become vital. India needed to have energy from different sources, such …
More than two crore trees were uprooted by cyclone Thane in the district and their disposal would take over six months due to various reasons including shortage of manpower, a senior Agriculture department official said on Wednesday. The severe storm accompanied by gale force wind with speed touching 135 kmph …
The 30 million litres a day (mld) Pilloor water the Corporation will get Tuesday onwards from the Pilloor Dam will be used to meet the drinking water requirements of Ganapathy, Avarampalayam, Maniakarampalayam, Singanallur, Peelamedu and Ramanathapuram. The supply to the 4.50 lakh residents of the area will help the Corporation …
To prevent the pachyderms from straying into human habitations The Forest Department has completed the work of identification of land, demarcation and removal of exotic weeds to facilitate tilling of the lands for creating fodder resource inside the reserve forest to prevent wild elephants from straying into human habitations. Elephants …
After carrying out anti-plastic bag drive in May and June last year, the Coimbatore Corporation seems to have taken it easy. Sources in the Corporation say that the officials who are supposed to have taken forward the drive have been asked to focus on waste management in added areas. Contrast …
Jasmine growers near Coimbatore are now able to export them to the Gulf and the US, thanks to the packaging technology that has enhanced the shelf-life of the flowers. At Rajpipla village near Surat, a group of farmers have set up a unit to extract fibre from banana stem, considered …
Officials sources clarified here on Friday that Kerala's expression of willingness for joint control of the proposed new dam on the Mullaperiyar was about water regulation only. The proposal placed before the Empowered Committee of the Supreme Court earlier was that the ownership, control and maintenance of the new dam …
The growing need for land for industrial and residential purposes has resulted in lands under agriculture shrinking by 10 to 15 per cent per annum in Coimbatore, Erode and Tirupur districts. Top officials in the Agriculture Department, pointing out to the statistics discussed by the State Planning Commission at its …
Off the Ukkadam – Sundakkamuthur Road, about a km away, in the midst of banana farms lie three or four thatched roofed temporary structures. At first sight they appear to be houses or sheds for watchmen. But they are not. They are not even mushroom cultivation farms, as a board …
Student researchers and Mumbai residents, Rajesh Sanap and Zeeshan Mirza — both aged 23, have discovered two new species of a genus of trapdoor spiders from the southern Western Ghats. The species, rutilofronis and nilgiriensis, were discovered by the duo in Tamil Nadu, from Maruthamalai in Coimbatore district and Kotagiri …
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is studying the feasibility of widening the 268 km stretch of NH 209 (Dindigul to Coimbatore and Coimbatore to Karnataka border via Annur) into a four-lane road. The detailed project report is likely to be prepared by March next. An official of NHAI …
Several industrial associations have sought early commissioning of the Kudankulam power project. Though the industries in Coimbatore had postponed the proposal to go on a fast in support of the project, the associations have said the State was facing shortage and commissioning of the project was necessary to meet the …
