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 …
THE Samuga Samathuva Padai (SSP) led by former bureaucrat P Sivakami will petition Gover nor Surjit Singh Barnala to get the Integrated Tribal Development Project (ITDP) areas in Tamil Nadu to be declared as scheduled areas, which would bestow special protection to the tribals. According to a 1986 data, about …
B.S. Ramesh Karnataka says the project is detrimental to its interests The project envisages supply of potable water to Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts Legal experts say that there is very little chance of the Supreme Court staying the project BANGALORE: Karnataka has decided to file a suit in the Supreme …
DHARMAPURI: Swaran Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board, gave instructions to officials to give maximum provision to protect the water treatment plants of the Hogenakkal Drinking Water and Fluorosis Mitigation Project from wild elephants from the nearby reserve forests. Mr. Singh inspected the …
R. Arivanantham As per MNREGS Act, each worker should work at least seven hours a day and finish the work allotted to them Working hard:Braving heat, women work to desilt Kurumba Eri under the National Rural DHARMAPURI: To ensure the livelihood of rural people, the Union Government is implementing the …
Virudhunagar worst hit; funds for other districts after getting report CHENNAI: The government on Thursday sanctioned Rs. 18 crore from the Calamity Relief Fund to overcome the drinking water shortage in 10 districts. Virudhunagar, Tiruvallur, Dharmapuri, Salem, Villupuram, Krishnagiri, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Dindigul and Namakkal districts will be benefited. Making a …
Female infanticide has declined in Tamil Nadu, but there is still an alarming decline of child sex ratio in many districts. When Tamil Nadu’s ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and main opposition All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which seldom see eye to eye on national and regional issues, joined other …
A Unicef report has shown high levels fluoride in groundwater sources in Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri A new report has confirmed the unacceptably high fluoride content in groundwater sources in Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts. The Hogenakkal drinking water scheme was conceived over 40 years ago to specifically address this problem in …
V Gangadharan | ENS Expect a 15 per cent jump in tiger populationFOREST officials hope for a substantial increase in the tiger population in Tamil Nadu during the synchronised wildlife census exercise that is scheduled to begin towards the end of this month. The population of big cats saw an …
PMK founder S. Ramadoss and former Union Minister Anbumani Ramadoss along with party cadre staging a novel agitation in front of the Collectorate in Dharmapuri on Thursday. DHARMAPURI: Pattali Makkal Katchi founder S. Ramadoss has urged the government to declare Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Salem, Namakkal and Vellore districts drought-prone. He told …
The Hyderabad-based IVRCL Infrastructures and Projects Ltd has been awarded a Rs 237-crore contract under the Hogenakkal water supply and fluorosis mitigation project. The project with a permanent water source is being implemented by the Tamil Nadu Government at a cost of Rs 1,928.80 crore. This project will cater to …
Swaran Singh, CMD, TWAD Board, explaining the salient features of the Hogenakkal drinking water project to Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin at Madam near Hogenakkal on Tuesday. PENNAGARAM (DHARMAPURI): The Hogenakkal Water Supply and Fluorosis Mitigation Project for Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri district will be implemented ahead of schedule, Deputy Chief …
Call for including disaster management in curriculum DINDIGUL: Massive urbanisation and air pollution are the major factors for the rise in temperature and global warming. Balanced growth in the development and protection of nature, particularly eco system, is the need of the hour to check rise in temperature, said S.R. …
DHARMAPURI: Ban on use of plastics in Hogenakkal will come into force from December 15, said Collector P. Amutha here on Thursday. Talking to newsmen after inspecting the development works at Hogenakkal, she said that tourists who thronged the place threw plastic items all around which affected the environment badly. …
Valuable catch: Forest officials with the seized panther skin in Dharmapuri district recently. DHARMAPURI: Panther skin and a pair of ivory tusks were seized by the forest officials in Dharmapuri district recently. Seven persons were arrested, T.R. Palanivel, Assistant Conservator of Forests told The Hindu on Tuesday. Chief Conservator of …
SALEM: Police arrested three persons for hunting deer, boar and rabbits for meat in the forests abetting Harur in Dharmapuri district and Mottur near Ilampillai in Salem district on Wednesday. A gun was also seized from them. On information that a gang had been indulging in illegal hunting inside the …
DHARMAPURI: Works on the Hogenakkal Integrated Drinking Water Scheme would start as scheduled in March 2010, said Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister here on Sunday. Mr. Stalin said the project would be completed in five stages. Tenders have been floated and they would be finalised soon. The actual work for the …
DHARMAPURI: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has projected a total credit outlay of Rs. 895 crore for the year 2010-11 for Dharmapuri district in its Potential Linked Credit Plan. Collector P. Amutha, releasing it recently, said the plan lays special emphasis on the agriculture sector. The …
They stage a novel protest wearing leaves SALEM: Thamizhaga Adivasi Amaippugalin Kootamaippu (TAAK) has demanded the immediate implementation of the Forest Rights Act 2006 in Tamil Nadu. To highlight this issue, they also staged a novel protest here on Tuesday wearing leaves. The members, mainly women, said that Tamil Nadu …
JAIPUR: A five-member delegation of the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board which visited two fluoride-affected villages in Rajasthan over the weekend was impressed by the success of a UNICEF-sponsored fluorosis mitigation programme and expressed the desire to replicate the model back home. The Rajasthan Integrated Fluorosis Mitigation …
