To make the most of the water released from the Metur dam in the Cauvery river, the city corporation has started digging pits around bore wells and infiltration wells on the river bed. The idea is to ensure percolation of water to recharge the river bed. The Cauvery meets the …
Charging Karnataka with “unjustly utilising” Cauvery water for summer irrigation, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, today asked the Prime Minister, Dr Manmhohan Singh, to convene a meeting of the Cauvery River Authority to discuss the issue. Karnataka has been “unjustly utilising” the water for summer irrigation from …
P.M.Natarajan, Working Group member, Planning Commission, Government of Tamil Nadu, and a noted geologist, has welcomed the proposed Rs.1,560 crore-project to refurbish old tail-end sluices and construct new ones in the Cauvery delta which would facilitate groundwater recharge and arrest sea water intrusion. The proposal was announced by Chief Minister …
Demand for freshwater fish caught at Mayanur increases The blanket ban on deep sea fishing along in the State, to facilitate breeding, has jacked up inland and sea-fish prices in the district where people relish sea food delicacies. Karur being an industrial town has people from regions including the northern …
The State government has planned to carry out six projects of inter-linking of rivers in the State at a total cost of Rs. 9,015 crore as part of its efforts to achieve optimal utilisation of water resources. Stating this while initiating a debate in the Assembly on the demands for …
Is Tamil Nadu heading for a major standoff with Karnataka on the Cauvery river water issue this summer? Perhaps, yes should be the answer if one were to go by the water level in reservoirs in the Cauvery basin of both states. Add to that the statements of Karnataka leaders …
CHENNAI: With the Cauvery water sharing row escalating, Tamil Nadu government today made it clear that it would not allow construction of a new dam by Karnataka at Mekedhatu across the river under "any circumstances." Replying to a special mention on the water dispute in the Assembly, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa …
Unable to take up mechanisation due to water, power shortage' Expressing concern over the “bleak prospects” for agriculture sector on account of various factors, the Tiruchi District Cauvery Delta Farmers Welfare Association has appealed to the government to amend the Land Ceiling Act and encourage cooperative and corporate farming in …
Twice in the past five months, residents near Mettur in Tamil Nadu have noticed liquid seeping from under the compound wall of Chemplast Sanmar’s PVC plant into the drain running alongside the wall. There was a terrible smell coming from the drain. The recent rains had flushed out the effluent …
Overcoming the present power crisis in the State hinges upon the speedy completion of key power projects, including the North Chennai Thermal Power Station that could fetch 4,576 MW of power to Tamil Nadu, many of which were to have been operational by now but have been delayed. NTPS: 1,200 …
The sluice gates of the Mettur Dam will be thrown open for irrigation on June 6 and the uniform system of school education sought to be introduced by the previous regime will not be implemented in the current academic year. These were the major decisions taken at the first Cabinet …
G Rajasekaran | ENS DON'T EXPECT METTUR DAM TO OPEN ON JUNE 12 Minister Veerapandi Arumugam says he is optimistic, official sources are not as confiden AMIDST speculation and concern expressed by farmers over the possibility of opening the Mettur Dam on June 12, the Minister for Agriculture Veerapandi Arumugam …
Generated in thermal power plants at Ennore, North Chennai, Mettur and Tuticorin CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has directed the State government to constitute Dispute Settlement Committees, as stipulated by the Centre, in thermal power plants at Ennore, North Chennai, Mettur and Tuticorin for resolving differences over free allocation of …
METTUR: The water level at Stanley reservoir dipped on Thursday as the inflows continued to be dismal. With its waterspread area fast shrinking, an old church tower of a village, which got submerged when the dam was constructed in the early 20s, has started emerging. Poor inflows and heavy withdrawals …
FIFTEEN farmers, including women, demonstrated outside the venue of Chemplast Sanmar's annual shareholder's meeting held here on Tuesday. Women dressed as "pregnant-looking" wanted to draw the attention of the shareholders to the pollution from Chemplast's factories in Mettur, asserting that it would be harmful to the future generations. One of …
CHENNAI: Water from the Stanley reservoir in Mettur will be released for samba cultivation in delta districts from August 7, as the inflow into the reservoir has increased due to heavy rain in the Cauvery catchments in Karnataka and Kerala, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi told the Assembly on Tuesday. Making …
S. Vydhianathan CHENNAI: The possibility of opening the Mettur reservoir for delta irrigation in the near future is ruled out as its storage is less than 30 tmc ft as against its capacity of 94 tmc (thousand million cubic) feet. The prospects of the reservoir getting heavy inflows in the …
METTUR: A spotted deer was found dead in the forests at Palamalai near here on Sunday. People in the area found the carcass of the animal and informed the forest officials. The carcass was sent for post-mortem to the Mettur Veterinary hospital.
