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 …
This analysis of NREGA in Tamil Nadu shows many positive aspects of the program. Finds that Provision of job within the village is very much encouraging and the villagers consider NREGA as a boon for improving rural livelihood. Also points out few shortcomings and has suggested few changes desired in …
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has declined to restrain the authorities concerned from quarrying sand in Naiyadupakkam village in Kancheepuram district. Disposing of a writ petition, the First Bench, comprising Chief Justice H.L. Gokhale and Justice N. Paul Vasanthakumar, said the Collector ought to directly monitor the removal of sand. …
Dennis Selvan Five persons were killed and six injured in a premature explosion triggered by a lightning flash in a stone quarry at Mathur village near Salavakkam, some 15 km from Chengalpattu, on Thursday. A flash of lightning triggered explosion, which was planned to occur two hours later FIVE persons …
Yogesh Kabirdoss A decision in this regard is expected e to be taken soon. Thandarai village a was adjudged the w e - best rural tourism h project by the Centre in 2007 TAKING their cue from a successful ecotourism project at Karamadai forest range in Coimbatore district, where the …
At Reddypalayam village near Chengalpattu in Kancheepuram district. Brick workers live in thatched huts close to the kiln. IN the brick kilns of Tamil Nadu, life for lakhs of men, women and children is one of extreme exploitation. Every brick they make has a story to tell
Postcards with messages on source segregation, avoiding plastics to be distributed New vistas: Students being briefed about alternative energy sources at the launch of the
N Ravikumar People of a village near the temple town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu have successfully began an afforestation programme without government support and cultivated trees in ten acres of land. The model green village, Poonaithangal, lies 15 km from Kanchipuram and the villagers have spent their own money …
It will spend Re.1 crore this year for the project Good initiative: Environment Minister T.P.M.Mohideen Khan planting a sapling on the SSKV Higher Secondary School premises in Kancheepuram on Friday. KANCHEEPURAM: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board will spend Re.1 crore this year to plant saplings in village panchayats, which …
V. Venkatasubramanian APOLOGY FOR a waterbody: A pool of water near Teacher Nagar at Orikkai village panchayat in Kancheepuram serves as a proof that once a sprawling lake existed in that place. KANCHEEPURAM: Residents of colonies located near the Orikkai lake have opposed the implementation of Rs. 10.06-crore Sevilimedu underground …
Opposition parties want works under NREGS stalled till elections are over KANCHEEPURAM: Opposition parties have alleged that the ruling coalition at the Centre is using the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) to lure voters in Kancheepuram district. Participating in an all-party meeting convened by the District Election Officer and …
Letter to M/s Coastal Tamil Nadu Power Ltd from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding Terms of Reference (TOR) of 4,000 MW (6x660 MW) Cheyyur UMPP near Cheyyur village, District Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu by M/s Coastal Tamil Nadu Power Ltd dated 19th March, 2009.
Staff Reporter KANCHEEPURAM: Public-private partnership to execute public-oriented projects has gained popularity, according to Health Secretary V.K. Subburaj. Participating in the 10th anniversary of
Agricultural drought has been a recurrent phenomenon in many parts of India. Remote sensing plays a vital role in real time monitoring of the agricultural drought conditions over large area, there by effectively supplementing the ground mechanism. Conventional drought monitoring is based on subjective data. The satellite based monitoring such …
TAMBARAM: A number of lakes, tanks and ponds in the southern suburbs of Chennai continue to receive huge quantity of untreated sewage and effluents, turning them into reservoirs of filth. A prayer in a public interest litigation filed in the Supreme Court relating to removal of encroachments, based on which …
TAMBARAM: Six town panchayats in the Chennai Metropolitan Area of Kancheepuram district will have their underground drainage projects in place in a couple of years. The Union Ministry of Urban Development, according to the town panchayat officials, has given its nod for the project to be implemented in the six …
