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 …
Thirumalairajanar river is being ravaged, exposing the village to vagaries of monsoon At the stroke of dawn, tractors can be seen along the embankments of the Thirumalairajanar river at Polagam. Here, in Polagam panchayat of Thirumarugal union in Nagapattinam district, illegal mining of sand in the river reigns supreme. Each …
People's opposition to the setting up of a thermal power project by Sindhya Power at Perunthottam here in Sirkazhi would be represented to the State government. An assurance to this effect was given by Collector T.Munusamy here at the mass contact programme on Wednesday. Over 200 people had handed over …
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has to strengthen the public hearing process and make it “meaningful” in the grant of environmental clearances for projects, according to the National Green Tribunal. The Tribunal, constituted under the National Green Tribunal Act 2010, for handling environmental cases, was critical of the …
Ministry told to commission study of all proposed thermal power plants along coast Suspending the environmental clearance (EC) given to the Chettinadu Power Corporation's 1200-MW power project in Tharangambadi taluk of Nagapattinam district, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to commission a Cumulative …
New Delhi: Kerala’s tranquil stretches of emerald green backwaters and Mumbai are among several locales on the western and eastern coasts facing threat from the rising sea level due to climate change. Deltas of the Ganga, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery and Mahanadi on the east coast may also be threatened along …
To refurbish old tail-end sluices and construct new ones Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday unveiled a Rs 1,560-crore project to refurbish old tail-end sluices and construct new ones in the Cauvery delta districts to conserve rainwater during the monsoon and take measures to prevent incursion of sea water into agriculture …
Bench directs PWD to file a status report by April 24 A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court Bench here seeking a direction to forbear the Public Works Department (PWD) and Collectors of Karur, Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur districts from quarrying sand along …
Collector visits the completed revetment wall and ramp at Punavasal village Flood prevention works taken up along the Kollidam river in Thanjavur district by the Public Works Department (PWD) are nearing completion. The works were started in October 2010. Out of the total works taken up at a cost of …
Sterlite Grid, L&T;, Lanco Infratech, GMR Group, KEC in the race to bid. Power transmission firms are gearing up to bid for two much delayed transmission projects worth . 2,800 crore, which are likely to be awarded by March. After a lull of almost one year, activity in private-sector participation …
A two-phase pulse polio immunisation programme is scheduled to be carried out in the district in February and April. A consultative meeting on mass pulse polio immunisation was conducted at the Collectorate on Monday. The proposed immunisation is slated to cover 1,37,925 children under five years at all government primary …
Farmers representatives who participated in the monthly farmers' grievances day meeting held at the Collectorate on Friday urged the State government to come out with a separate budget for agriculture. They said the government of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka have been presenting separate budget for farm sector since 2011. …
Census of birds in Krishnagiri district was conducted by the Forest Department at the seven forest ranges in the district from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. for the second year in succession on Friday. The survey was part of the Integrated Water Bird Census conducted across all wetlands and bird …
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today alloted Rs 150 crore for immediate relief measures and directed four Ministers to visit the districts which bore the brunt of cyclonic storm 'Thane'. After chairing a meeting with senior department officials, Jayalalithaa said she had asked her cabinet colleagues B V Ramana, …
Seven years after the 2004 tsunami, with the coastal communities in Tamil Nadu yet to reconcile with its after-effects, another disaster is gradually unfolding. A massive relief and rehabilitation campaign, largely driven by private aid with the state playing a mere regulatory role, has opened up the coast for investment, …
To handle problems of alternating natural cycles such as rain, drought The National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA), a project of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, to enhance resilience of Indian agriculture to climate change and vulnerability through strategic research and technology demonstration was launched at Anaimangalam village …
Wetlands are important bird habitats and are also used by local people for their livelihoods. Study was undertaken to assess the status of the wetland birds in the selected wetlands by using total count method during January-March 2006. Forty two major wetlands were surveyed in four districts of Tamil Nadu …
Monitoring and Supervisory Committee appraises central schemes Works to the tune of Rs.92.98 crore is being implemented under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for the current fiscal here in the district. These include 2,314 works in all the 434 panchayats in the district. These were among the …
London-based Hardy has been forced to stop crude oil production at its Cauvery basin block because the Oil Ministry has refused to extend a key contract in the field without competitive bidding, government sources said. The ministry, which is facing a CAG probe into its dealings with private firms in …
Illegal mining of silica-rich sand goes unabated in the interiors of Chettipulam village, allegedly under the gaze of revenue administration, here in Vedaranyam. At least 10 mining sites operate illegally in the village, which is one of the few isolated pockets rich of silica sand. Silica sand falls under the …
Sites for solid waste management programmes to be identified Officials of local bodies and the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board should take coordinated action to overcome problems in drinking water supply, said K.P.Munusamy, Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development. At a meeting to review the department schemes …
