Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s green power generation has increased with a high contribution of hydro power in the last two days. Heavy rain in the Nilgiris district helped contribute to the high hydro power generation. Along with wind and solar, the total green power generation crossed 38%. Tamil Nadu’s hydro power …
Having submitted several representations to officials at various levels and staged different forms of agitations in vain scores of Betta Kurumbas, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG), of Allur Kodamoola, near Gudalur gathered in front of the Collectorate here on Monday and raised slogans in support of their demands. M. …
The Rural Development Organisation (RDO) Trust has initiated a project to make the Nilgiris an Open Defecation Free district by 2018. The organisation has proposed to assist one lakh families in the district construct individual household toilets by getting bank loans, as most of them lacked the wherewithal to spend …
The Nilgiri Documentation Centre (NDC), an Ooty-based NGO involved in ecology and environmental issues, has demanded that the entire Nilgiris district be declared an ecologically sensitive area (ESA) as defined in the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) report prepared by Madhav Gadgil. Human activity, especially construction, will be strictly …
Naturalists and environmentalists are shocked by the State Forest Department’s decision to increase fodder reserves in the forests. At present the department has created fodder reserves in Coimbatore and The Nilgiris North Forest division totally in about 450ha. The fodder is raised in the forest areas to reduce man-animal conflict, …
Nearly 300 resorts/hotels in and around the forests in The Nilgiris district extract 12 lakh litres of water a day from borewells depleting sub-soil water. Also, hotels and other establishments are collecting water from rivers, streams and canals in the forest for their own use. This has been submitted in …
Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding has started work on 60 hectares in Andamans With several plantations likely to end their leases in the coming years, scientists are thinking ahead of means to convert them into natural forests. Coimbatore-based Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB) has launched …
The effects of climate change have become visible in The Nilgiris, said that Project Director, Hill Area Development Programme (HADP), Srinivas R. Reddy, here on Tuesday. He was inaugurating a seminar on, ‘The Cause and Effects of Climate Change’ organised by the Island Trust in technical collaboration with the Central …
Even as complaints relating to wild animals straying into human habitations and posing a threat to life and property is mounting in various parts of the district. particularly Gudalur, Pandhalur and their surroundings, the forest department has expressed the view that if the people extend their cooperation it would be …
Of the 1,122 samples of potable water collected from homes in six districts in Tamil Nadu, NGO Consumers Association of India (CAI) found that at least 50 per cent of the water had E. Coli – faecal contamination. According to Santhanarajan, director of CAI, 571 of the samples tested positive …
Beginning Wednesday the South Division of the Nilgiris Forest Department will operate special package tours to promote eco tourism in some of the scenic spots under its control. This follows the growing reputation of the areas as ‘must visit’ places. Speaking to The Hindu here on Tuesday, the District Forest …
Discarded waste damages ecology of the hills Long considered by many as the best time of the year to visit this hill station, summer is also viewed as the worst from the environment and pollution point of view. The reason: Many among the tourists coming to ‘enjoy’ the season here …
When fully completed, the state is expected to become power-surplus from a deficit of 4,000 Mw a day at present Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday clarified the state government had proposed to implement new power projects totaling Rs 16,350 crore in the coming years. Under the proposed …
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday unveiled a slew of power and infrastructure projects, including a Rs. 7,000-crore underground power station with a capacity of 2,000 MW at Sillahalla in the Nilgiris district. Making a suo motu statement in the Assembly, she said objective of unveiling these projects, totally …
The Tamil Nadu Government has proposed a series of power generation and related infrastructure development projects worth around Rs 20,000 crore, including a Rs 7,000-crore underground hydel power station in Nilgiris district. The 2,000-MW underground hydel power station at Sillahalla in Nilgiris will take 8-10 years for completion and the …
Since quarrying resumed after a ban, prices go up by 40% Public protest is mounting against the sky-rocketing price of granite products and the increase in granite quarrying activities in Wayanad district. Though the district administration had banned the functioning of quarries on revenue land for nearly seven months following …
Tiger Reserve status accorded for the 1.40 lakh hectares of Sathyamangalam with 90,000 hectares as core zone is a shot in the arm for conservation of rare flora and fauna besides combating the pressures of poaching as the Sathyamangalam valley is on the State border. Welcoming the decision of the …
Tiger Reserve status accorded for the 1.40 lakh hectares of Sathyamangalam with 90,000 hectares as core zone is a shot in the arm for conservation of rare flora and fauna besides combating the pressures of poaching as the Sathyamangalam valley is on the State border. Welcoming the decision of the …
As part of a programme being implemented by the Aruvankadu-based non governmental organisation, the Rural Development Organisation (RDO), to enhance awareness about the benefits of individual toilets among people in the rural parts of The Nilgiris district, a book titled ‘A Revolution in Sanitation in The Nilgiris’ was released here …
Sathyamangalam forest in Erode district has been declared a Tiger Reserve. It is the fourth such reserve in Tamil Nadu. The three other tiger reserves are at Mudumalai in the Nilgiris district, Anamalai in Coimbatore districtand Kalakad-Mundanthurai in Tirunelveli district. The Forest Department has received the Government Order declaring Sathyamangalam …
Thanks to the efforts of NGOs and State Forest Department The population of vultures, a critically endangered species, is stabilising in the Moyar Valley in The Nilgiris North Forest Division in the State, thanks to the efforts of non-governmental organisations and the State Forest Department. S. Bharatidasan, Director, CareEarth Arulagam, …
