Year 2019 is upon us. And tomorrow onwards, there will be a complete ban on single-use disposable plastic across Tamil Nadu. While this initiative may be just making inroads into some parts of the state, the Queen of Hill Stations, Ooty has been showing us the way by saying ‘no’ …
Year 2019 is upon us. And tomorrow onwards, there will be a complete ban on single-use disposable plastic across Tamil Nadu. While this initiative may be just making inroads into some parts of the state, the Queen of Hill Stations, Ooty has been showing us the way by saying ‘no’ …
While rooftop solar energy systems are becoming popular in cities such as Coimbatore, it is now entering hill stations too. N. Mohanraj, a resident of Udhagamandalam, has installed one KW rooftop solar energy system in his 800-sq.ft house and connected the system to the grid. “This is the first grid-connected …
To maintain ecological balance in Ooty and Nilgiri hills in Tamil Nadu, a parliamentary panel has recommended a host of measures including banning of plastic bags, pressure horns in automobiles and development of mass rapid transit system in the region. A parliamentary standing committee on science,technology, environment and forest has …
Parliamentary standing committee on science and technology, environment and forests urges the environment ministry to give funds to Tamil Nadu to rejuvenate all the lakes including the one at Ooty under the National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & …
‘Tourists coming with cooking accessories make public areas filthy’. With the season in this hill station now in its final phase, a view gaining ground, particularly among green activists, is that the district and civic authorities should put in place a stocktaking exercise to assess the impact of the heavy …
A prolonged dry spell, dwindling storage in most of the drinking water reservoirs, a steady increase in the inflow of visitors and the fast approaching summer tourist season has forced the civic administration in this vacation destination to take precautionary measures. The water levels (in feet) in the reservoirs in …
The Chennai Corporation would build 348 'namma toilets' in the city, Mayor Saidai S Duraisamy said on Tuesday. "The work on 38 'Namma toilets' would be commenced this week. We will also take steps to improve the conditions in the 850 existing toilets in the city", the mayor said. The …
Ill-effects of open-air defecation explained The Corporation has identified nine locations to install user-friendly ‘Namma toilets’. The tender process would be initiated soon, Corporation Commissioner M. Vijayalakshmi said. The identified locations are ideally suited for the toilets, she said. Only the basement would be constructed with concrete and steel. The …
The state government will build 'Namma toilets' on 385 locations across the state, as part of its initiative to provide safe sanitation to the people. The first 'Namma toilet' was built at Tambaram bus station in February, which has received a good response from the public because of its proper …
A major work entrusted to the Public Works Department-Water Resources Organisation (PWD-WRO) to prevent pollution of the Ooty Lake is nearing completion, according to P. Shankar, District Collector of the Nilgiris. Speaking to The Hindu here on Wednesday, he said that the work involved the cleaning of the 3.06 km …
There is a ray of hope for hundreds of urban waterbodies, victims of urbanisation and industrial pollution. A combination of bio-ozolyte treatment process and bio-remediation adopted by the State government to save the Ooty Lake, can be used to recover these polluted water bodies. According to officials, phosphorus and nitrogen …
Built to prevent flooding, channel is now a garbage dump Work on tackling a chronic problem relating to the pollution of the Ooty Lake, which has been defying a solution for long, started on Saturday with workers of the Public Works Department — Water Resources Organisation (PWD-WRO) getting into the …
Water scarcity has become a serious source of concern particularly in Ooty, Coonoor and their surroundings, said The Nilgiris Collector Archana Patnaik here on Thursday. Pointing out that the district administration is resorting to various measures to mitigate the hardship of the people, she said that as part of a …
New Delhi: They may disappear even before we get to know them. Four Indian species feature in a list of the ‘100 most threatened’ species in the world. The list consists of critically endangered animals, plants and fungi that don’t serve any obvious purpose for humans and are, therefore, not …
Heightened activity was witnessed near the Ooty Lake on Thursday following an inspection of the lake and its surroundings carried out on Tuesday by the Principal Secretary, Environment and Forest, C.V. Shankar. Study The inspection carried out by district and civic officials followed a study which indicated that the Ooty …
State Pollution Control Board says water unsuitable for potable purposes The lake in Udhagamandalam, popularly known as Ooty, is, according to a study by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), one of the most polluted water bodies in the State. Its water quality, the study says, is unsuitable for …
The District Forest Officer, the Nilgiris North, S.Ramasubramanian said here on Tuesday that a wild animal census in the North division would be conducted on May 2 and 3. Volunteers About 70 volunteers including students of the Government Arts College and forest staff would participate in the census operations to …
Councillors urged to tackle problems of the town In a bid to bring about stake holder participation in raising the standard of hygiene and sanitation in this hill station, a meeting was organised at the municipality here on Thursday. Among the participants were officials and members of the Udhagamandalam municipal …
Erring traders warned not to flout rules With the Summer tourist season round the corner and many here particularly those belonging to the green minded sections of society expressing the view that it is the right time to step up the drive against plastics in the Nilgiris, the district administration …
Agriculture Minister K.A. Sengottaiyan inaugurates flower show Udhagamandalam: Earning the distinction of being the first official event of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government which assumed charge recently, the three-day annual flower show got underway at the Government Botanical Garden (GBG) here on Friday. Inaugurating the show, …