40t garbage removed from Vaigai river
Madurai: Nearly 40 tonnes of garbage was removed from the Vaigai river in a mass cleaning programme organized by the Madurai Corporation between Kamarajar Bridge near Bethaniyapuram and Kuruvikkaran Salai.
Times Of India (Madurai)
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City gasps for air as carbon dioxide levels shoots up to alarming level
Madurai: The city has to cope with not just unbearably high temperatures, it now has to to deal with soaring carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere as well. A field survey by a team from the school
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Govt hospitals under-utilize CM's health insurance scheme
Only 43 of the 89 government hospitals in southern Tamil Nadu use funds allocated for the government medical insurance scheme, while 25% funds allocated for development of these hospitals lie under-utilized.
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RTI query reveals lakhs siphoned from housing scheme
Madurai: An RTI query revealed misappropriation of lakhs of rupees from the fund earmarked for the Indira Gandhi Memorial Housing Scheme at Mela Nettur panchayat in Manamadurai union in Sivaganga district.
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Madurai's dust pollution due to unclean roads, alarmingly high
Madurai: Although the Madurai Corporation has spent nearly a crore on the purchase of road sweeping machines, roads in the city continue to remain dusty. According to environmentalists, dust particles
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Early marriage increasing risk of cervical cancer among rural women: Experts
MADURAI: Incidents of cervical cancers are on the decline among women in cities but are high among their rural counterparts, and early marriage is one reason for it, said doctors at the 30th annual conference
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DRDA to dig 101 farm ponds to bolster groundwater levels
Groundwater level in Thadayampatti panchayat of Sedapatti block is set to get a huge boost as the district rural development agency (DRDA) is planning to dig 101 farm ponds over the next four months.
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9 town panchayats in Madurai to become plastic-free from August 15
Nine town panchayats in the district are set to be turned into plastic-free zones from the morning of Independence Day, as part of a project that the district administration has been working on since August
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Illegal mining strips hillock of soil; locals demand protection
MADURAI: Situated next to the sprawling Madakulam village tank is Kovalimalai - a 1,500 feet tall hillock - with a temple of Goddess Kabaleeswari at the top. For villagers of Madakulam, the hillock and
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1 month ban on fishing in Mullaperiyar dam
MADURAI: In an effort to sustain fish resources, a month long ban on fishing has been announced in Thekkadi Reservoir (Mullaperiyar Dam) falling within the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR). The annual ban starts
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Climate change delays Courtallam season, disppoints many tourists
MADURAI: Locals are hopeful that the season at Courtallam, which should have commenced in the beginning of June, will start in a week, as the temperature refuses to go down in the hilly region. Called