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 …
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has sanctioned a sum of Rs. 650 crore for the implementation of a comprehensive water supply scheme for Villupuram. Once this is completed, two municipalities, four town panchayats and five panchayat unions in Villupuram district will get sumptuous water supply, Commercial Taxes Minister C.Ve. Shanmugam has said. …
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has urged the Centre to direct the Karnataka Government to drop its proposal to construct a check dam across Thenpennai River which if not done, would affect irrigation and drinking water supply in five districts of Tamil Nadu. Raising the issue during …
Drinking water schemes seeking to serve 44.36 lakh people in eight districts will be implemented at a cost of over 1,500 crore in 2012-13, Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development K.P.Munusamy told the Assembly on Monday. Replying to the debate on the allocation for departments under him, the Minister …
Besides protecting water sources, people should also make judicious use of water as it is increasingly going scarce, said V. Sampath, District Collector. He was speaking at a function held at Konthamur near here to mark the World Water Day celebrations on Tuesday. The Collector said that without water, no …
The Madras High Court has directed the Director of Indian Institute of Technology-Madras to nominate three experts who should survey the Vridhachalam-Ulundurpet-Villupuram Road and submit a report on the quality of the work completed by contractors till date. Till the report is submitted, the sum should not be disbursed to …
CHENNAI: Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Saturday announced a comprehensive special package worth `790.18 crore for farmers in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts, the worst affected in Cyclone Thane. While `65.22 crore has been allotted for agricultural crops, `724.96 crore will be givenfor horticultural crops. Around 1.10 lakh farmers will benefit …
DMK legislators led by Stalin stage a walkout A Rs.1,000-crore project of building one lakh concrete houses in cyclone-hit districts such as Cuddalore and Villupuram was the highlight of Governor K. Rosaiah's address to the Assembly on Monday. Mr. Rosaiah, who delivered his first address as Governor since assumption of …
Tamil Nadu Government would construct one lakh concrete houses at a cost of Rs 1000 crore to replace damaged huts in the Cyclone Thane affected districts of Cuddalore and Villupuram, Governor K Rosaiah said on Monday. The state government has also presented a memorandum spelling out the quantum of damage …
The Tamil Nadu Government would construct one lakh concrete houses at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore to replace the damaged huts in the cyclone Thane affected districts of Cuddalore and Villupuram, the Governor, Mr K. Rosaiah, said today. The State Government has also presented a memorandum spelling out the …
Cyclone Thane, packing wind speed of 140 kmph, made landfall on the coast between Cuddalore in Tamil and Puducherry Friday morning, officials of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) here said. “The cyclone is in the process of crossing between Cuddalore and Puducherry coast. The wind speed is around 140 kmph …
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, …
It has been launched on pilot basis to benefit farmers in Villupuram district A mobile-enabled kisan card system to help the agricultural community engage in cashless transactions, especially with their input providers, was launched here on Sunday to benefit farmers in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu by Pallavan Grama Bank. …
Pallavan Grama Bank, Regional Rural Bank (RRB) sponsored by Indian Bank, has launched a pilot project on mobile-enabled Kisan Credit Card aimed at the farming community. This pilot project is funded by Nabard (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development). This project with a Rs 44.66 lakh grant assistance from …
A sum of Rs. 1.8 crore has been earmarked for implementing solid waste management project in Villupuram district, according to Collector C.T. Manimekalai. Addressing a seminar on “Solid waste management” held here on Wednesday, she said while the Centre has sanctioned Rs. 1.08 crore, the State contributed Rs. 36 lakh …
To prevent accidents and ensure free flow of traffic Underscoring that the growth of a State would be judged best by the quality of well-connected roads, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday announced various projects, including the development of three Chennai roads to international standards and extension of East Coast Road …
Nagarjuna Oil Corporation Limited (NOCL) is aiming to ready its petroleum refinery project in northeastern Tamil Nadu by this year-end, with an additional investment of Rs 12,000 crore. NOCL, along with Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation, is setting up the Rs 7,160-crore project with an annual capacity of six million …
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 pulse polio programme will be conducted in Villupuram district on January 23 and February 27. A total of 3,31,200 children below the age of five would be covered, according to Collector R. Palanisamy. In a statement released here, he said that vaccines would be administered to children in 2,380 …
VILLUPURAM: Uzhavar Mandrams have become a mechanism for farmers to access modern agricultural technology to increase yield and improve their standard of living, according to Collector R. Palanisamy. Addressing a Farmers' Day meeting held at Pidagam near here on Friday, he said thanks to the initiative taken by the National …
VILLUPURAM: Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy has instructed officials to complete flood relief and repair works and ongoing development works before January-end. After chairing a meeting of officials here on Wednesday, the Minister told reporters that the government had sanctioned Rs.13.09 crore for relief and repair works in the district. …
