Erode (D)

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding desilting of the Defence Colony drain in Delhi before the monsoon, 16/04/2025

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 …

Create water resources for wild animals

ERODE: The Tamizhaga Vivasyigal Sangam has asked the Forest Department to create adequate water sources for wild animals in reserve forests in the district. With jungles in the district hit by drought, wild animals stray into human habitations and enter fields in search of water. This results in crops getting …

Vaiko among 150 arrested over Pambar dam issue

MARUMALARCHI Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), general secretary Vaiko was arrested along with 153 party workers on Friday while attempting to enter Kerala from the Onpadharu check post to inspect the site where the Kerala government had decided to construct a dam across the Pambar river. The MDMK men started from …

Untreated garbage piles up; pollutes groundwater

S. Ramesh Official says land acquisition process on for compost yard Untreated waste dumped in Gobichettipalayam in Erode district. ERODE: The gross failure of Gobichettipalayam Municipal administration in the implementation of a proper solid waste management system has led to the contamination of ground water in the areas close to …

Implement marine discharge project

ERODE: The Perundurai SIPCOT Textile Processors Association has urged the State Government to take immediate steps for the implementation of the marine discharge project, which will enable the textile processors in Kongu region to transport and discharge the treated effluents in the sea safely. The knitwear industry in Tirupur is …

Textile units seek funds for setting up effluent treatment plants

ERODE: With the Central government proposing to allocate Rs. 200 crore as grant for the establishment of common effluent treatment plant (CETP) in Tirupur, the industrial associations in Erode, which is home to a large number of textile processing units, have started raising voices seeking funds for a similar project …

Govt presses for Central aid to tackle Tirupur effluent problem

Raises employment generation, allocation of natural gas issues. The Tamil Nadu Government has made a strong pitch for Central aid to tackle the effluent problem faced by the dyeing units in Tirupur, which is a major hub for knitwear production, according to Union Minister for Textiles, Mr Dayanidhi Maran. He …

Cycle rally to create awareness on global warming arrives in Salem

Promoting conservation: NCC cadets taking out a cycle rally in Salem on Friday to create awareness on environment issues.

Seven more sub-stations to improve power supply in Erode

TNEB acquires the land necessary for the construction of the sub-stations boosting power supply: The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board

Farmers urge government to ban GM crops

ERODE: Tamil Nadu Vivasayeegal Sangam has urged the Union Government to ban genetically modified crops. In a release the farmers

Forest officials concerned about frequent elephant deaths

Poachers from North India with the help of local people are on the prowl ERODE: Officials in Erode Forest Division have stepped up vigil and increased patrolling after poachers successfully shot dead and removed tusks from an elephant. On December 16, forest officials found a 10-year-old elephant lying dead with …

Farmers seek protection from wild boar menace

ERODE: Farmers from Kannapalli and Illipali villages near Ammapettai, Bhavani, have petitioned the district administration seeking assistance to protect their crops from wild boar. In a release, the local head of Tamizhaga Vivasayeegal Sangam, K. Ramesh, says the 300-odd small and marginal farmers of the area, who cultivate groundnut, maize, …

Farmers worried about labour shortage as NREGS wage goes up

Karthik Madhavan Hard-hit: With the Government hiking NREGS wages from Rs. 80 to Rs. 100 a day, farmers are concerned about labour shortage, as the harvest season is just a fortnight away ERODE: Hike in National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) wage has got Erode farmers worried about labour shortage. …

Healthcare remains a distant dream for villagers in Burgur hills

Karthik Madhavan The nurse who was visiting the PHC at Devarmalai a few months ago has stopped coming Locked: The Primary Health Sub-Centre at Devarmalai in Bargur Hills has not been functioning properly for the past few months forcing villagers to go down plains to the Government Hospital in Anthiyur.

Campaign to create awareness on pollution in water bodies

Students collect signatures from members of the public Making a difference: Students participating in a signature campaign conducted at Erode bus stand to create awareness on pollution in water bodies on Tuesday. ERODE: Students, about 25 of them, conducted a signature campaign at Erode bus stand to create awareness on …

Take steps to stop effluent discharge into River Noyyal

Mushrooming of dyeing units contributes to the high level of pollution Legal cell demands setting up of an SC Bench in Chennai Tirupur: The Tirupur district unit of the All India Congress Committee

Pollution: residents threaten to launch agitation

ERODE: Residents of Maravapalayam, coming under Suriyampalayam town panchayat, have sought district administrations intervention in solving the air pollution in the locality. In a petition to the Collector the residents have said that smoke and fumes from a tannery in the area was making life difficult for the 2,000-odd residents, …

Collector seeks judicious use of energy sources

It is the responsibility of the current generation to spare resources for the ones to come Need to save: Collector R. Sudalaikannan flags off the rally organised to mark Rajiv Gandhi Renewable Energy Day in Erode on Tuesday. ERODE: Collector R. Sudalaikannan has urged judicious use of energy sources. Addressing …

Effluent sea discharge project to be implemented soon

Stalin criticises AIADMK Government for neglecting industrial growth Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin looking at the machines installed at the factory of Gangotri Textiles Ltd., at SIPCOT Industrial Estate, in Perundurai, Erode on Monday.

Need for coordinated plan to check industrial pollution of Cauvery

KARUR: Welcoming the statement of the Union Textiles Minister, Dayanidhi Maran, on the need to combat pollution in select cities in the State, handloom weavers and farmers have called upon the Central and the State governments to address the issue on a war footing to save both the textile industry, …

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