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 …
In a step towards conserving groundwater resources, Poonamallee municipality recently launched a drive to curb illegal tapping of water from borewells for commercial use. Poonamallee and Seneerkuppam are among the most sought-after areas by private tankers. About 400 lorries source nearly 1,500 loads of water daily from areas such as …
The study was aimed at estimating the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic retinopathy in a rural population of South India. Original Source
The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted an injunction till June 3, restraining the assistant director of mines and minerals from issuing permits for quarrying of sand or any other minor mineral in and around the Keelmudalambedu Lake in Gummidipoondi taluk of Tiruvallur district. A Vacation Bench comprising Justices S. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of K. Selvarangam Vs. The District Collector, Thiruvallur dated 17/04/2014 regarding illegal quarrying of sand is going on at Puthu Eri, Nayapakkam village, Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu. The Tribunal has come down heavily on District Collector, Cuddalore …
Letter to M/s TANGEDCO (Tamil Nadu Electricity Board) from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding environmental clearance of 2x800 MW Ennore SEZ Supercritical Imported Coal based Thermal Power Plant by M/s TANGEDCO at Village Vayalur, in Ponneri Taluk, in District Thiruvallur, in Tamil Nadu dated 7th January, 2014.
Community based climate change adaptation: The 3P model - A presentation by Ashish Chaturvedi at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, October 26-27, 2013.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday granted an interim stay on the Chennai Corporation’s plan to go ahead with the setting up of a Solid Waste Management (SWM) facility at Kuthambakam village near the Chembarambakkam lake. The order was passed on an application filed by a resident of the …
One of the water bodies in the city that is used as a transit point in the city’s water supply system, Porur Lake, is crying for attention and could do with a good dose of cleaning. Located beside the Mount-Poonamallee Road and with a flyover dividing it, the lake, spread …
This summer, Chennai Metrowater’s well fields in Tiruvallur district will be rejuvenated after a gap of nearly a decade to tackle water shortage in the city. The fast-depleting resources in the reservoirs, the major suppliers of drinking water to the city, have set the focus on well fields in Poondi, …
Residents at Sadayankuppam, Thiruverkadu resort to temporary structures The work on a bridge that would have made their lives much more convenient began two years ago. But even today, residents of Thiruverkadu are forced to use a narrow causeway to cross the Cooum as the work remains incomplete. For residents …
The Vallur thermal power project, a joint venture project of the erstwhile Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) and the NTPC, should have supplied at least 375 megawatt of electricity to Tamil Nadu nearly two years ago – October 2010. The State should have got another 375 MW from the project …
Despite issues, TNRDC officials confident of completing work before deadline The Rs.600-crore Ennore-Manali Road Improvement Project (EMRIP) has been put on the fast track and will be completed before the target date, a top official of Tamil Nadu Road Development Company (TNRDC) said on Tuesday. Talking to The Hindu , …
Energy-related engineering and manufacturing enterprise Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has approached the Tamil Nadu government to reconsider its decision on cancelling a joint venture (JV) for the Rs 8000-crore Udangudi power project in downstate Tuticorin. "We have written to the state government that we have enhanced our capacity to …
After more than a decade of delays, the Koodunkulam Atomic Power Project will attain criticality in the next quarter. Speaking to The Hindu here on Tuesday, Power Secretary P. Uma Shankar said 1000 MWe would be added in the next quarter and another 1000 MWe in the last quarter of …
Final Environmental Impact Assessment Report (After Public Hearing as per MoEF Notification S.O.1533 dt. 14th Sep 2006) for Proposed (2×800 MW) Thermal Power Project at Vayalur Village, Ambathur Taluk, Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu. The proposed Ennore SEZ Thermal Power Project of 2X800 MW is coal based super critical technology to …
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to encourage the private sector to set up units in the state to address the acute power shortage and as part of this, five private companies have “cleared formalities” to establish thermal power plants. Electricity Minister R Viswanathan had recently announced that the private …
The Tamil Nadu Government has sanctioned over Rs 115 crore for two projects under the Irrigated Agriculture Modernisation and Water Bodies Restoration and Management programme to modernise irrigation infrastructure in major sub-basins. The projects will benefit farmers in Kanchipuram, Thiruvallur and Tiruvannamalai districts where irrigation infrastructure covering 1.36 lakh acres …
THERVOY Kandigai village, 50 km northwest of Chennai in Thiruvallur district, is planning another protest against the Tamil Nadu government’s plan to set up an industrial estate on its 405 hectares (ha) of common forestland. People were encouraged by the recent Supreme Court ruling declaring the transfer of common land …
It will be lifted on May 30 RAMANATHAPURAM: The 45-day annual ban on fishing begun on Friday in different coastal parts of the State. Almost all 700 mechanised boats at Rameswaram were anchored at the fishing harbour. Similarly, boats at Mandapam and Pamban also did not venture into the sea. …
Chennai city has three lakh more people living in it now than it had in 2001. The growth of population in the past decade has been at a rate of 7.8 pc, remarkably lower than the anticipated double digit growth, given the IT and hospitality sector boom in the corresponding …
