Groundwater level has increased by 0.6 metres
Rs. 20 crore has been allocated for supplying water across the State, says TWAD Board managing director The groundwater level has increased from 18.10 metres below ground level (pre-monsoon) to 17.5
Hindu (Chennai)
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Sewage from septic tanks disposed of into River Thirumanimuthar
Indiscriminate dumping of waste remains unchecked In a shocking incident, sewage collected from septic tanks in households in the city was disposed of into River Thirumanimuthar by tankers in an unsafe
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Extension of quarrying ban digs deeper hole
Of its daily requirement of 7,000-8,000 sand loads, city is being supplied only 5,000. The recent extension of a ban on sand quarrying in Kancheepuram district by a year has hit a construction industry
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Kudankulam Unit I to begin commercial run in January
NPCIL allowed to feed infirm power into grid till January 22. The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) Unit 1 is expected to go commercial by January 22. Because of the problems in the turbine, the
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Two lakh toilets to be built under sanitation campaign in Salem
People can approach village panchayat or block development office It has been targeted to construct two lakh individual household toilets in the district under the Total Sanitation Campaign shortly
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The Nilgiris gram sabhas back campaign to save vultures
The campaign by the Forest Department and conservationists to protect vultures in The Nilgiris got a boost on Sunday, with the gram sabhas in the district resolving to back the cause. Taking part at
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NGT bars dumping of garbage along Cooum in Nolambur
The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Southern Bench has restrained the Chennai Corporation from dumping garbage on the banks of the Cooum river in Nolambur. The Bench, comprising its judicial member
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Vigil tightened against banned plastic products
A vigil has been mounted in all the trading and commercial establishments in the village panchayats against the usage of plastic bags below 40 microns thickness, according to S. Suresh Kumar, District
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Farmers upset with Pollution Control Board
Allege lack of transparency in testing samples of effluents released by an industry Farmers of Ellapalayam near Periyasemur in the district are irked with the district administration and the pollution
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Students collect 750 kg plastics waste during cleaning drive
The National Service Scheme members of SNR Sons College collected plastics and other waste from the foothills of Marudhamalai and areas in the vicinity of the temple under the ‘Cleaning Environment Programme’.
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New initiative to segregate non-biodegradable waste
To be implemented in four wards on a pilot basis The Tiruchirappali Corporation has introduced a new initiative to segregate and collect the non-biodegradable waste at source and send it for recycling.