Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanju Monica Vs. State of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 19/09/2018. The applicant seeks to assail construction of a Decentralized Micro Composting Centre under a Special Solid Waste Management Project in the city of Salem. It is alleged that the …
Environmental activists, farmers, advocates and political parties join hands in Tiruvannamalai The project to develop a six/eight-lane greenfield highway connecting Chennai and Salem has drawn flak from farmers and environment activists in Tiruvannamalai. They say a major portion of the corridor that runs through the district will end up destroying …
Salem: As the city gears up to celebrate Pongal, the Salem Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Thursday unveiled the plans to set up as many as 25 collection points in each of its four zones where residents can discard old things on the day of Bhogi, the first day of the …
Salem: Young Indians (Yi), an initiative of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), organised an awareness programme on health hazards caused by excessive honking here on Tuesday. Assistant city police commissioner, M Barathi, inaugurated the drive. Police personnel and volunteers of Young Indians participated in the campaign. They talked to the …
Alleging irregularities in the implementation of Phase I of Mettur — Salem Dedicated Water Scheme, members of Tamil Nadu People Rights Movement demanded a white paper on the issue and staged a sit-in-protest in front of Mayor S. Soundappan during the grievance day meeting at the Corporation office here on …
The City Municipal Corporation has charted out plans to ensure that 100 per cent rainwater harvesting systems are in place in all households and government buildings by August. On Thursday, to create awareness among the public on the need to install the system in their houses, a public vehicle fitted …
Salem city will get an additional 80 million litres every day The trial run began here with water pumped and transmitted through the pipeline for about 7 k.m. of the Rs. 320 crore Mettur—Salem Dedicated Water Supply Scheme and is expected to be completed in two days. Once it is …
The City Municipal Corporation is all set to generate 4,500 watt of electricity per day from biodegradable municipal solid waste obtained from hotels and markets in the city. The five tonnes per day capacity bio methanation cum power generation plant is to be established at Veeranam Compost Yard at a …
Work will be done by a private company for a year The City Municipal Corporation has decided to hire a private company to carry out solid waste management in 21 wards for a period of one year. Of the total 60 wards, a private contractor was vested with the responsibility …
Kumaragiri Lake was once a major drinking water source for Salem Upset over the continuance of pollution of Kumaragiri Lake at Ammapet in Salem city by a few polluting dyeing units of that locality, Salem Citizens Forum (SCF) has planned to organise demonstrations to condemn the alleged inaction of the …
It is not just nitrogen oxides and particulate matter that causes pollution in the city. A new study claims to have found high levels of toxic benzene in Hyderabad’s air. It says that the city now faces the challenge of a multi-pollutant crisis. And not just Hyderabad, but tier-II cities …
This comes after the civic body terminatedthe agreement with a private firm. Inadequate conservancy workers, escalating wage bill and insufficient machines have prompted the Salem City Municipal Corporation to hire a private contractor to carry out the garbage disposal for a total length of 282 km. in 21 wards. This …
Equipment to measure density of plastics yet to be procured Salem City Municipal Corporation’s ban on sale and use of plastics below 40 microns could not be implemented from November 1 as planned, since the digital micrometers to measure the density of plastics have not been procured. With plastic carry …
It affects smooth movement of traffic too Heaps of garbage piled up on Meyyanur Road, in front of New Bus Stand, for the last 20 days raises questions about the Salem City’s Municipal Corporation’s claims about maintaining sanitation properly. The garbage, mostly stale non-vegetarian food, waste from eateries, rotten fruits, …
Rag pickers often set fire to the accumulated garbage Smoke and stink from the Corporation's dump yard in Erumapalayam in the city continues to be a major problem for the residents around the area. Residents complain of health issues like eye dryness and lung problems and say that the smoke …
Mild tremor was felt in a cluster of villages and hamlets at the foothills of Kalrayan Hills near Talavasal in Attur block early on Friday. No loss of life or damage to property was reported. No tremor was recorded at the Meteorological station in Salem.
Water from the Cauvery is not enough for the city Dedicated water supply scheme already sanctioned It has been delayed by administrative issues For more water: Work on sinking borewells in progress at Maruthi Nagar in Salem on Thursday. SALEM: To meet the drinking water scarcity, Salem Corporation has undertaken …
SALEM: Planting of saplings, distribution of handbills and organisations pledging support to increase the green cover were some of the major events of the World Forestry Day observance in Salem city. The Salem Green City Association teamed up with the Department of Forests, the 25-year-old Salem Tree Club, the police …
TWAD Board takes up laying of distribution pipelines In full swing: Workers laying new drinking water distribution pipeline at Bharathi Nagar in Salem.
