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
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Expo throws light on fauna and flora of Nilgiris
A photo exhibition on the Nilgiris, now under way in the Horticulture Complex here as part of the 2014 Annual Summer Festival, focuses on the flora and fauna of the hilly district. Organised by the
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Hunter becomes the hunted
'Use of Diclofenac for cattle had been banned by the Drug Controller of India in 2006, but the use of drug still continues' The disappearance of vultures, which feed on carcass and act as a natural scavenger, has made Arulagam, a research organisation working in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, raise its voice to conserve the species.
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Chennai’s largest sewage treatment plant to come up in Koyambedu
The city will soon get its largest facility for treating sewage generated in areas newly merged with the Chennai Corporation. Hundreds are involved in the construction of the plant, which will have the capacity to treat 120 million litres of sewage a day (mld), at Koyambedu. This will be the 13th facility of Chennai Metrowater and is expected to enhance the sewage treatment capacity from the existing 612 mld to 732 mld.
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50,000 rainwater harvesting structures along roads soon
Chennai Corporation plans to commission 50,000 rainwater harvesting structures along 1,000 km of roads. “A number of rainwater harvesting structures installed on roads in Besant Nagar and Sastri Nagar are working well. Roads with 50,000 rainwater harvesting structures at an interval of 20 metres will significantly improve groundwater level,” said an official of Chennai Corporation.
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Corpn. to partially fund drinking water scheme
Wards in Vadavalli, Veerakeralam to benefit The Coimbatore Corporation will partially fund the Rs. 42-crore drinking water supply augmentation scheme it has proposed for the Wards in Kavundampalayam, Vadavalli and Veerakeralam.
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HC bans mechanised sand quarrying from Cauvery, Kollidam riverbeds
Division Bench also stays in-stream mining until June 4 The Madras High Court Bench here on Wednesday restrained Public Works Department (PWD) from using machines to quarry sand from various sites in Cauvery and Kollidam rivers flowing through Karur, Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts.
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Protect groundwater, say farmers
‘Using it for industrial purposes should be avoided’ The Federation of Tamil Nadu Agriculturalists Associations and the Tamil Nadu Toddy Movement have made an appeal to the government to initiate steps that would protect groundwater.
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Tirunelveli district faces water crisis
Dwindling storage level in dams and no sign of rains in the catchment areas has become a cause of worry for the Tirunelveli district administration. It conducted a meeting to review the situation and gear
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Coastal and river-end areas prone to malaria
The influx of visitors from the north-eastern regions and States such as Odisha, where malaria is endemic, is a cause for concern to public health officials. The State has been registering a gradual drop
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Declare Tamil Nadu drought-hit: association
‘Water scarcity curtailed cultivation of short-term crops’. The Tamizhaga Vivasayegal Sangam has made an appeal to the Government to declare Tamil Nadu as a drought-hit State. A resolution in this connection