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 …
The Tirunelveli Collector on Monday informed the Madras High Court Bench here that no proposal existed at present to grant lease for any kind of stone quarry within a radius of 5 kilometres from the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant, which was expected to become operational soon. Justices P. Jyothimani and …
The State government will implement a Rs.450-crore special tourism development project for the beautification of tourist centres and improvement of basic facilities along the east coast corridor and southern tourist circuit, Tourism Minister Gokula Indira told the Assembly on Tuesday. Of the project cost, the Asian Development Bank would contribute …
Farmers have raised apprehension over the drawing of water resources from Srivaikuntam Dam for industrial purposes here on Friday. At a meeting convened at the Collectorate here to redress their grievances, the farmers claimed the suction of water by motors as “unfair” and “unjust”. The authorities should not ignore such …
“They will totally shatter livelihood of fishermen” Nearly 7,000 fishermen, including over 3,000 women from 11 coastal hamlets in the district, observed a fast at Idinthakarai on Tuesday demanding the closure of the nuclear reactors under construction at Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project. Speakers at the protest venue, St. Lourdes Church, …
AIADMK councillors stage a walkout “condemning” the corporation's “inept attitude” As India Cements Limited, which was helping the municipal corporation by taking a portion of the plastic garbage generated in the urban local body as a supplementary fuel in its kiln, has stopped taking the waste for the past two …
Water is a prime natural resource, a basic human need and precious natural asset. Surface runoff is the major source for all the major source for all the surface water bodies such as tanks and reservoirs. The dependable assessment of runoff is scarcely available in few selected locations. In the …
A confident NPCIL wants to build 36 imported reactors as India plans to generate 63,000 MWe by 2032. WE have no choice but to pursue our nuclear power programme,
Accepting in principle the Corporation's repetitive appeal for an earlier execution of a project to bring drinking water directly from Papanasam dam to the steadily expanding Tirunelveli Corporation's population, the State Government has released Rs. 58 lakh plus service tax for the preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the …
Tamil Nadu: The north-east monsoon, 50 per cent in excess in the State, claims over 200 lives and destroys crops and infrastructure. A SERIES of weather systems, including a cyclone that missed Chennai narrowly, saw the skies open up over Tamil Nadu between November 4 and December 5, the period …
Thousands of migratory birds flock waterbody Pleasing sight:Birds resting atop trees near the Vaagaikulam lake TIRUNELVELI: The Vaagaikulam lake near Alwarkurichi in the district attracts thousands of migratory birds. But, it is yet to be acknowledged as a new birds sanctuary. This yet to be explored birds' hotspot was actually …
A compensation at the rate of `8,000 per acre would be given for the damaged crops } THE damage caused by rains in Tirunelveli district has been estimated to be `115.41 crore, according to Surjit K Chaudhary, Principal Secretary to Tamil Nadu Government, Department of Planning and Development. Chaudhary, the …
TIRUNELVELI: The district administration has decided to strictly enforce the ban on the manufacture, sale and use of non-recyclable and non-degradable plastic products in the district from January 1, 2011 onwards. District Collector M. Jayaraman, who recently banned the use of non-recyclable, non-degradable plastic products, has ordered the officials to …
Farmers and CPI members file writ petitions pointing out that the quarries had affected drinking water resources, farm lands were becoming arid QUARRYING of sand from the bed of river Tamirabarani should be banned for five years, the Madurai Bench of the High Court ordered on Thursday. The Bench also …
CHENNAI: At least five people have died in rain-related incidents in the State. The active north-east monsoon is expected to bring more rain in the next few days. Heavy rain was reported from many parts of the State during the 24 hours ending 8.30 a.m. on Monday. The weather stations …
Sewage flowing into the water body should also be stopped, demand residents High expectations among people on 64-acre facility Desilting will facilitate boating in the lake TIRUNELVELI: While welcoming the Corporation's plan to establish an ecological park at Ilanthaikulam in Palayamkottai with a range of fun rides, the public here …
Horticulture official shows the right way of cultivation A BOUNTY:Organically-grown amla at a homestead garden in Palayamkotti. TIRUNELVELI: A hybrid variety of Amla, NA-4 (Kanchan), planted in a homestead garden nine years ago, is continuously giving higher yield, thanks to organic farming techniques. About 25 kg of fruits have been …
For understantind the fluoride characterization, about 82 groundwater samples has been collected at different locations in the study area. Charnockite and biotite gneiss are the major lithounits of the area.
