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 move follows attack on mulberry farms ERODE: Sericulture Department has decided to tackle the mealy bug menace village-wise. According to sources in the Department, the decision was taken after Sericulture Commissioner Harmandar Singh convened a meeting at the Erode Collectorate on July 9. Following this, the officials decided to …
Karthik Madhavan Confusion over who will take up maintenance of the plant deadlocked: Veerappan Chatram Municipality has failed to take up the maintenance of the sewage treatment plant constructed by the Tamil Nadu Water and Drainage Board. ERODE: The sewage treatment plant and gas collection unit the Tamil Nadu Water …
ERODE: After papaya, it is now mulberry that has come under mealy bug attack. And the attack has left silkworm rearing units in a fix. According to sources, the bug has attacked crops on over 1,500 acres in parts of Coimbatore, Tirupur and Erode districts. They say the bug eats …
ERODE: Sathyamangalam unit of the Communist Party of India has alleged that illegal mining of sand is going on near Bhavani Sagar dam. A release says on the Moyar river bed, near forest area, as many as 25 lorries are employed to illegally mine sand. It says as much as …
A complaint will be lodged with the police, says RDO Stern action: Revenue Department and Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board officials re-sealed 11 dyeing and bleaching units that were in operation even after they were found violating an earlier closure order.
ERODE: Officials from the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption have registered a case against a forest guard on graft charges. According to the police, Neela Megam, 45, a forest guard at the check post, near Thengumarahada, took bribes from the vehicles that passed through the check post. Unaccounted cash They …
PALATHOZHUVU and Kolathupalayam lakes no more help farmers water their lands. For they have become storage tanks for effluents, discreetly let out by the textile units of SIPCOT industrial estate in Perundurai.
DEER population has increased considerably in Sathyamangalam wildlife sanctuary, thanks to the efforts of the Forest Department and STF personnel. Forest brigand Veerappan
ERODE: Amid the cacophony of promises and counter promises by candidates contesting in the Erode Parliamentary seat, the Confederation of Indian Industry
ERODE: Federation of All Trade and Industry Associations of Erode District has asked the Tamil Nadu Government to set up effluent treatment plants. Cost In a release, the trade body says as the cost of setting up treatment plants is Rs. 600 crore, which no industry and trade can afford, …
As horticulture department embarks on promotion activities A short in the arm: Farmers in the district have started taking up bamboo cultivation under the National Bamboo Mission.
Brown in colour: Effluents from textile processing units have entered bore wells, which supply water to 400-plus houses in Manickampalayam Housing Unit, forcing the residents to fetch water from elsewhere. ERODE: For the over 400 households in Manickampalayam Housing Unit the problem came from deep within the ground. Effluents from …
Karthik Madhavan One year on, 1.78 lakh workers enrolled in Erode 5,963 have reached the statutory limit of 100 days Over 1.01 lakh belong to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes PHOTO: M. GOVARTHAN With speed: Under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme workers have desilted an LBP branch canal near Modakurichi, which …
Indigenous practices play a vital role in sustainable agriculture development and are unique to a given culture of society. An exhaustive survey was conducted in dry tracts of Tamil Nadu to document the indigenous storage structures used by farmers. Information was documented by using participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) techniques. During …
