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 …
Order of the Madras High Court (W.P.No.28257 of 2022) regarding plea for fixing the carrying capacity of Adhi Karuvannarayar temple located in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. The temple is in the core area of the tiger reserve forest and as per the guidelines, the carrying capacity …
Status report by Gobichettipalayam Municipality in Original Application No 99 of 2017 (SZ). The matter related to shifting of the Gobichettipalayam compost yard to some other place as it is causing environment pollution to nearby areas. The Commissioner, Gobichettipalayam Municipality in the report to the NGT said that land in …
Status report in Original Application No 99 of 2017 (SZ) in the matter of R. Dinesh Vs Gopichettipalayam municipality, by its Commissioner, Municipal office, Erode & Others. The report by the Municipal Commissioner, Gobichettipalayam municipality, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. The applicant (R. Dhinesh) had moved the NGT for shifting the …
Written submission by T. T. Rangasamy, President, Bhavaani Nadhineer Matrum Nilaththadi Neer on the report filed by the Joint Committee. The NGT, January 2, 2020 had directed for testing the water quality of Bhavani river throughout the stretch and find out its quality and suggest remedial measures - if the …
70,230 tobacco users screened in Coimbatore, Tirupur and Erode districts; 88 out of 1 lakh had oral cancer A cancer screening programme conducted by Coimbatore-based Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Oncology and Research (SRIOR) among tobacco users in Coimbatore, Tirupur, and Erode districts showed that 88 out of 1 lakh population …
The Animal Husbandry Department in the district is awaiting a notification from the Union Government for establishing a check-post along the Mysore National Highway in the wake of an alert sounded across Karnataka on outbreak of bird flu. Though the outbreak was at a village in Bidar district in the …
Industrial activity in Tirupur district that suffered a setback due to enforcement of ZLD (Zero Liquid Discharge) norms during the DMK regime in 2007 could be revived only due to the AIADMK’s proactive steps after assuming power, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said on Thursday. The DMK failed to support the 750 …
Farmers in the region have approached the State Government with a plea for formation of monitoring committees in each of the four districts: Erode, Tirupur, Coimbatore and Karur, for reviving Noyyal River, traversing to a length of 160 km. Wholesome involvement A representation made to the Chief Secretary by Tamizhaga …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Senthil Jarathal, Chennampatti Village, Anthiyur Taluk, Erode Distric Vs District Collector, Erode District & Others dated 01/04/2016. The original application is filed for a direction against respondents to remove the obstruction caused by construction of a bridge …
Several residents of Ottaparai Panchayat staged a demonstration in front of Chennimalai Bus Stand on Thursday demanding closure of dyeing and bleaching units in their village. Effluent The protesters complained that the nearly 10 polluting units illegally diverted untreated effluent into the village tank causing contamination of ground water and …
The Madras High Court has passed an interim order directing the State government not to allow construction on water bodies in the State. A Division Bench of Justices SK Agnihotri and P Devadass gave the direction, while passing an interim order on a public interest writ petition from Iyarkai Valam …
COIMBATORE: In an attempt to reduce global warming, residents of Tiruppur have planted 1.25 lakh saplings in 100 days. Vetry — a non-governmental organization — with the support of the state government coordinated the initiative. It bears the responsibility of protecting the plants for the next two years. On Sunday, …
Conformity to ambient air quality standards in respect of noise from bursting of firecrackers could not be determined in Erode district during Deepavali as there was no testing carried out by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. According to official sources, the noise level was not monitored in the district. …
Use of Ketoprofen to be discontinued in Erode, Coimbatore, The Nilgiris After a ban on multi-vial drugs of Diclofenac by the Centre, now the State government has withdrawn Ketoprofen, a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used extensively for veterinary purposes to save the vulture population in the three western districts. Despite …
After a ban on multi-vial drugs of Diclofenac by the Centre, now the State government has withdrawn Ketoprofen, a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used extensively for veterinary purposes to save the vulture population in the three western districts. Despite the first batch of the drug being supplied to all the …
A total of 22 village panchayats have been declared ‘open defecation-free’ in Erode district during the gram sabha meeting last week. Common toilets To curb the practice of open defecation, every household was provided with a lavatory. In the absence of space in households, common toilets were constructed, according to …
Paper industries in Sathyamangalam taluk have been instructed to put in place preventive measures to block discharge of untreated effluent outside their premises. Of the 12 paper industries, six are into craft paper manufacture and the rest constitute newsprint and white paper making units. While craft paper making units are …
The Thamizhaga Neer Melanmai Aadharavu Iyakkam, a not-for-profit organisation, has urged the Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to implement the decades-old Avinashi-Athikadavu ground water project. Under the scheme it was suggested that surplus water from the Pilloor dam be taken to Karamadai and to other places including Avinashi and Perundurai. Addressing a …
Eight lives were lost in 2014 and four till now in Sathyamangalam, Hassanur and Erode Erode accounts for a high number of deaths in man-animal conflicts. Eight lives were lost in 2014 and four till now in attacks by wild animals in the forest divisions of Sathyamangalam, Hassanur and Erode. …
The MGR Nalpani Mandram has urged Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to take steps to prevent pollution of the Cauvery in towns such as Erode, Tiruchi, Kumbakonam, and Mayiladuthurai. In a statement here, N. Ramakrishnan, founder secretary, of the organisation, said the Cauvery was subject to heavy pollution at Chinthamani where sewage …
