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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of waste in a canal in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 29/05/2025

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 …

Two admitted with swine flu symptoms

The youth on visit to Coimbatore is based in New Jersey COIMBATORE: A 27-year-old man and his 52-year-old mother got themselves admitted to the quarantine ward at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital here on Sunday following symptoms that were similar to those of swine flu A(H1N1). Persistent fever and cough …

Metro rail is a popular promise in Coimbatore city

K.V. Prasad TALL PROMISE: The metro train network seems to be the common link in the campaign of almost all parties in Coimbatore. COIMBATORE: In the race for getting popular with the city

Residents oppose sewage treatment plant project

COIMBATORE: Residents of some colonies along Nanjundapuram Road in the city have planned a fast and demonstration in the city on May 5 to oppose the sewage treatment plant that the Coimbatore Corporation is establishing on 6.2 acres it owns. The Corporation already has a sewage pumping station on this …

Water scheme to quench thirst of 1.5 lakh people

R Haldorai | ENS Coimbatore, A SUCCESSFUL trial run of KurichiKuniamuthur-Kinathukadavu Combined Water Scheme would ensure that Kuniamuthur receive an additional 40 lakh litres per day, Kurichi about 43 lakh litres and Kinathukadavu town panchayat around 32 lakh litres. In short, 90 litres of water would be supplied per head …

Corporation to develop model roads in Coimbatore

COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore Corporation is planning to convert three major stretches in the city into model roads at Rs.5.5 crore. The scheme and the allocation of funds were announced in the Corporation

TNAUs garbage dump creates problems

K.V. Prasad COIMBATORE: Residents of R.K. Naidu Layout at Venkitapuram in the city were a harried lot on Tuesday. A garbage dump in the corner of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Budget lays emphasis on city development

COIMBATORE: Reactions to the Coimbatore Corporation

Rural out-migration: Two group discriminant analysis

Migration occurs in search of survival, fulfilment and a better life. Among the classified migrants, Census 2001 reported that rural out-migrants constituted the majority of 75.80 per cent. Majority of migration is from one rural area to another due to 'marriage' in the case of females and 'in search of …

Use of public transport on the rise, says Minister

Improving services: Transport Minister K.N. Nehru (second left) at a function held to launch 100 new buses in the city on Monday. Coimbatore: The demand for bus services were on the rise in the State with the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation serving 30 per cent of the State population …

Ground water quality in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu along Noyyal river

The ground water quality in Coimbatore city along the Noyyal river during pre-monsoon and post-monsoon seasons in 2005 is discussed in this paper. Water samples were collected from 12 wells on either side of the river. The physico-chemical analysis of the collected samples was carried out for the parameters, such …

Energy recovery from municipal solid waste in an anaerobic reactor

Anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste was carried out in the laboratory at room temperature to assess the bio-energy production from municipal solid waste (MSW) with high total solids content. The total biogas production from the municipal garbage was found to be 3.2 L in 120 days. The results from …

High Court stays ban on use of plastics

By R Haldorai WITH the Coimbatore Plastic Manufacturers and Merchants Association obtaining a stay in the High Court against the ban on the use of plastics, Coimbatore Corporation has stopped raiding shops, seizing and slapping fine on sellers and users for the past two weeks. The use of plastic carrybags …

Irrigation management, 20 other courses from TNAU

The Directorate of Open and Distance Learning of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, is currently offering twenty one certificate courses for the benefit of farmers, entrepreneurs and self-help groups. Course details Giving details on the several courses being offered, Dr. G. Selvaraj, Director, said the courses were in …

Statistical study on physio-chemical characteristics of ground water of Coimbatore south zone

Ground water samples were collected from 18 wards of Coimbatore city south zone, among which 2 samples were collected from 2 different locations from each ward, totaling 36 samples. Water quality assessment was carried out for the parameters, like temperature, odour, taste, colour, turbidity, pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, …

Cytogenetic monitoring of men occupationally exposed to airborne pollutants

A study of structural chromosomal aberration frequencies in peripheral blood lymphocytes was performed in a group of 20 professional drivers exposed to airborne pollutants and 20 matching controls. The subjects in the latter group were of the same sex (males) and of similar age as the exposed ones, and also …

500,000 billion litres

Every year, during monsoon, it is the same story for roads across India. Potholes, potholes and more potholes. It requires a small intervention to not only help reduce costs incurred in repairing a damaged stretch but also increase groundwater levels. Yet, the government has failed to do so. The potential …

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