Karur (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 …

TN govt directed to remediate Noyyal river

THE Madras High Court on Thursday directed the State government to make all ef- forts to remediate the issue involving pollution in the Noyyal river in Karur dis- trict. A division bench compris- ing justices Elipe Dharma Rao and N Paul Vasanthaku- mar gave the direction while setting aside an …

Stop degradation of water sources

L. Renganathan Industrial pollution-hit Karur farmers petition CM Even wells have been rendered waste by effluents Take steps to give compensation to affected persons KARUR: Farmers affected by the industrial pollution of water sources in the district have petitioned Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi to intervene urgently and prevent further degradation …

Urbanisation, pollution cause for global warming

Call for including disaster management in curriculum DINDIGUL: Massive urbanisation and air pollution are the major factors for the rise in temperature and global warming. Balanced growth in the development and protection of nature, particularly eco system, is the need of the hour to check rise in temperature, said S.R. …

Residents oppose cement plant on TNPL premises

Earlier promises yet to be kept by TNPL, allege people Cement plant to cost Rs. 78.11 crore Effluents have destroyed fertile area: MLA KARUR: Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd

Harness excess water of Cauvery at Panjapatti lake

KARUR: Harness the excess water running down the Cauvery during times of flooding at the Panjapatti lake in Karur district so that hundreds of wells in the Krishnarayapuram taluk and surrounding areas could recharge easily, District Congress Committee has opined. Reiterating a long pending demand of the people of the …

Take steps to protect standing crops: farmers

Storage level and flow into Mettur dam, a cause of concern Listing dire needs: A section of participants at the farmers

NREGS cause for manpower shortage in Karur district, say entrepreneurs

KARUR: More than a week after the Deepavali, several industrial units and establishments in Karur are struggling to find their feet, stumbling under the weight of manpower shortage and employee attrition. While it is usual for the units to face such manpower shortage in the aftermath of festival holidays, this …

TNPCB told to follow monitoring panel report

THE Madras High Court has ordered the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to go through the report filed by the monitoring committee and submit a timeframe by which it intends to take action for lack of corrective measures by units or common effluent treatment plants located in Karur district. …

High Court directive to TNPCB

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to go through a report by a monitoring committee and submit a timeframe by which it intended to take corrective measures with regard to dyeing units in three villages of Karur town. A Division Bench, comprising …

Raise bamboo for a profit rise

KARUR: Farmers must consider means of value addition for their produce to make agriculture a more viable venture. Bamboo cultivation is one such endeavour that could be gainfully carried on by the farming community in suitable places, according to District Collector J. Uma Maheswari. Inaugurating a seminar on bamboo cultivation …

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

Farmers allege pollution of Pugalur channel

No effluent let out, says TNPL MD Mohammed Nasimuddin Effluents released into the channel on September 14: Associations Plan to gherao TNPL paper mill at Kagithapuram KARUR: Farmers and villagers belonging to areas irrigated by the Pugalur Channel in Karur district have alleged that the Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers …

Solid waste management programme launched

L. Renganathan Being implemented in 12 wards of Kulithalai Municipality GOOD EFFORT: Students on an exposure visit to the compost yard of Kulithalai Municipality that is implementing the solid waste management programme. KULITHALAI: Kulithalai Municipality in Karur district has launched an integrated community based decentralised solid waste management programme to …

Wages hit success of rural job scheme in Karur

L. Renganathan In many panchayats only 15 per cent members joined actively Another problem is the age of the workforce

International team conducts field tests in Cauvery Sheer Zone

L. Renganathan Finding proof: Members of the International Geological Expedition conducting a study in Kadavur area of Karur district. KARUR: An international geological expedition, comprising research scholars and reputed geologists from India, Australia and Japan, conducted field tests and experiments in the Palakkad Cauvery Sheer Zone over the past week. …

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, …

Going green, a mission to preserve ecology

A tree-planting programme to popularise afforestation efforts organised Early beginning: Students planting a sapling at the BLESS Nursery and Primary School, Inungur. KARUR: A tree-planting programme, to popularise afforestation efforts among students and their parents and to highlight the need for preserving the environment was organized by the BLESS Nursery …

Need to preserve environment

Call to plant more saplings and raise trees KARUR: A sapling planting programme, to popularise afforestation efforts among students and their parents and to highlight the need for preserving the environment, was organised by the BLESS Nursery and Primary School, Inungur, Karur district, recently. Inungur Panchayat, Shanthi Vanam Ashram, Thanneerppalli, …

Officials move in to clear illegal wells

Along the dry Amaravathy riverbed These wells were sunk for drawing and selling water for drinking purposes and industrial use Illegal wells numbering over fifty are found in Andankoil East and West, Pallapalayam KARUR: After a rather long wait, the authorities have moved in to clear the over 50 illegal …

Rs.253-crore flood control project to be completed in time

PWD Minister Durai Murugan inspects the progress of works GOOD PROGRESS: PWD Minister Durai Murugan, second from right, inspecting the progress of the flood control project works near Musiri on Wednesday. TIRUCHI: The Rs.253-crore flood control project, involving the strengthening of the bunds and construction of permanent protective structures along …

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