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 …
Former chief minister of Tamil Nadu M Karunanidhi, recovering from a historic drubbing in the recent assembly polls, might find solace in the superlative his home constituency earned during the election. Kilvelur assembly constituency in Nagapattinam district has recorded the highest turnout of women voters in the state—95.57 per cent. …
Minister assures steps to boost output at Bamini fertilizer plant THANJAVUR: Minister for Cooperation Sellur K.Raju has said Rs.277 crore will be disbursed as crop loans by cooperative banks in Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts this year. Till June 25, Rs.22.49 crore has been disbursed, the Minister said, at a …
Barnala lauds Indian Red Cross Society CHENNAI: The State chapter of Indian Red Cross on Sunday launched a slew of hygiene-promoting programmes, including a napkin vending machine for adolescent girls and clinical laboratories in 32 district centres of the service organisation in the State. Launching the projects, Governor Surjit Singh …
Dramatic reverses in Ariyalur and Cuddalore Female literacy has improved in State CHENNAI: While the overall child sex ratio has improved in Tamil Nadu, the dip in the boy-girl ratio in at least 14 districts, including Chennai, provides the demographic downside in the provisional population figures of the 2011 Census …
The forest department of Nagapattinam district carried out the annual wildlife census at Point Calimere (Kodiakarai) Wildlife Sanctuary on Sunday with the help of college students, researchers and volunteers. The Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary, situated in a sprawling 20 sq km of dry evergreen forests in the district, serves as …
Coastal zone is very dynamic, being the meeting place of land and sea water. The development in coastal area and subsequent population growth have given rise to problems such as erosion, sedimentation, saltwater intrusion, degradation of natural resources etc. Satellite data has proved to be more appropriate for change detections …
KULITHALAI: The successful solid and liquid waste management model practised in Kulithalai with the support of stakeholders and voluntary organisations could be replicated by civic bodies in Nepal, said the visiting Director General, Department of Water and Sewerage, Gajendra Kumar Thakur, here on Wednesday. Speaking at the conclusion of a …
R Venkatramani | ENS Nagapattinam, December 26 ON December 26, 2004, the coastal Nagapattinam district witnessed the worst disaster in its history. More than 6,400 people perished in the tsunami that lashed the coast and thousands were rendered homeless. T he hamlets came to known as
rising sea:High tide induced erosion off Nambiayar Nagar fishing habitation in Nagapattinam. NAGAPATTINAM: High tide induced erosion caused concern among fisher folk in certain parts of Nambiayar Nagar hamlet in Nagapattinam . Surprise On Wednesday morning, residents woke up to find large chunks of sand being washed away from shoreline …
NAGAPATTINAM: The National Fisher folks' Forum has expressed strong opposition to a few measures and issued a charter of demands. NFF, a constituent of the Federation of State Level Trade Unions in India has passed resolutions in its general body meeting held recently. The forum has called for resistance against …
Sujay Mehdudia Union Ministry of Power has identified site in Nagapatinam district NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Power has set in motion the process of conducting a feasibility study for setting up a 4,000 MW ultra mega power project (UMPP) in Nagapatinam district. In a written reply in the …
After a remarkable season last year, the errant, but incessant, showers brought in by the northeast monsoon have this time inundated about a fourth of Tamil Nadu's rice bowl, besides causing loss of lives, livelihood and material. The downstream areas of Cauvery Delta region, especially in and around Nagapattinam, have …
CHENNAI: A sea level rise by even one metre in 2050 will have a serious impact on infrastructure, wetlands and lands along the Tamil Nadu coast line, says a study by the Centre for Development Finance. The report concentrated on the impact of sea level rise as a result of …
Tamil Nadu has a coastline that is 1,076 km long, and most of the vital installations and infrastructure, are located along the coast, not to mention the mangroves. While the quantum of sea level rise is being debated, the fact that sea level would rise due to global warming is …
P.V. Srividya NAGAPATTINAM: The minutes of the Coastal Regulatory Zone meeting convened on April 29, to discuss the Rs.7,200 crore project proposed by M/s Chettinadu Power Corporation Private Limited reveal that the Fisheries and the Forest Department does not endorse the Environment Impact Assessment report of the Company. According to …
P.V. Srividya The district has been witnessing sporadic protests from fishermen The public hearings have also seen opposition from agriculturists, dalits and environmentalists THARANGAMBADI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) organised a rally here against the proposed thermal power projects along the coastal areas in the district. The rally condemned …
Civic amenities:Collector C. Munianathan, second from left, inspecting the work which is under way for a sewage treatment plant at Keechankuppam in Nagapattinam. NAGAPATTINAM: Over six sewage treatment plants are being conceived for tsunami houses here in Nagapattinam. The project funded by the World Bank to the tune of Rs.5.17 …
Tropical bottom trawling is among the most destructive fishing practices, catching large quantities of bycatch, which are usually discarded. We used questionnaire surveys of trawl fishers to look at changes in catches over the last 30 years (1978
TAMIL Nadu is planning to increase the forest area in the State to 33 per cent and the State forest department has launched a slew of measures to attain the target, according to forest officials.
