Dindigul (T)

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 …

Nod for NH widening work triggers apprehensions about wildlife safety in tiger reserve

Proposal cleared for 191-km stretch of NH 209 in Karnataka. Wildlife activists in Tamil Nadu are not happy with the Central Government’s decision to permit the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to widen a 191-km stretch of NH 209 in Karnataka. The Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee, a high-level …

Rs.70-crore drinking water project for Dindigul

Plans to revise domestic and commercial water tax The Dindigul Municipality will spend Rs.70 crore to augment drinking water supply to Dindigul town. To meet its expenses, it will revise domestic and commercial water tax and deposit amount for new water connection. Elaborating on the new project at the Municipal …

Solid waste management needs better planning

Collection and safe disposal of solid waste generated in municipal limits is still a daunting task for almost all municipalities in the district, due to poor implementation of solid waste management programme. No concrete measures to segregate waste at collection point, shortage of sanitary workers, lack of awareness among people …

Tap renewable energy sources

Renewable energy sources should be fully tapped not only meet growing energy needs but also to protect environment and scale down use of petrol and diesel, said Central Electro Chemical and Research Institute Acting Director Vijaya Mohan K. Pillai. He was inaugurating a national conference on renewable energy utilisation - …

Peranai drinking water scheme to be revamped

Check dam to be constructed near Sitthargal Natham DINDIGUL: With acute drinking water shortage haunting Dindigul Municipality, the district administration has started revamping paralysed Peranai Drinking Water project which was implemented by the AIADMK during its previous term in office. Sufficient storage in Vaigai dam will quench thirst of people …

Garbage clearance remains a daunting task in Dindigul

DINDIGUL: Despite implementation of solid waste management and privatisation of garbage clearance in 50 per cent of total 48 wards within the municipal limits, garbage clearance becomes a daunting task for Dindigul municipality. Heaps of garbage in street corners and on prime roads is a common sight within the town …

GIS based modelling of soil contamination - A threat to agriculture by Dindigul tanneries

In developing country like India greater attention has been focused so far only on the ground water pollution. Unlike water the study on the soil contamination has not been much attended yet. In this background, it becomes necessary to study the soil contamination in Dindigul, where the soil is mostly …

Environmental impact assessment of municipal solid waste dumpsite through water quality

Microbial load in the groundwater and the physico-chemical characteristics of the water samples in and around the dumpsite of Dindigul town, Tamil Nadu, was studied. A microbial analysis of the leachate of the municipal solid waste, the ground water collected from the dumping yard and the ground water collected from …

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