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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Snake skins worth Rs. 10 lakhs seized
In a major operation, over 5,000 snake skins worth Rs 10 lakhs smuggled to the Chennai city from Andhra Pradesh were seized by the city police . Mohammed Ali of Nagari in Andhra Pradesh has been
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Afforestation drive to cover 200 more villages
The Tamil Nadu Afforestation Programme being implemented in 999 villages to grow trees on 3.73 lakh hectares of land at a cost of Rs 500 crores has been extended to this year to cover an additional
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Environment study on shrimp farming
The Environment Ministry has agreed to fund studies on 'carrying capacity' and environment impact assessment at two sites the Aquaculture Authority thought fit fro investigation. The Authority would
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Mite menace spreads to arecanut palms
The mite menace, which has affected over 80 lakh coconut palms in 21 districts, accounting for 30 per cent of the coconut crop in Karnataka, has now spread to arecanut palms. Since Karnataka is a
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Ryots want high level panel to inspect crop, cattle damage
Unable to bear the plight of their cattle and the pathetic condition of crops, farmers of Madurai, Dindigul and Theni districts of Tamil Nadu are looking forward to the visit of a high level
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Residents' complaints to Metrowater go unheeded
It is a case of scarcity amidst plenty for those residents near the Valluvar Kottam water filling station in Chennai. Water is being wasted, no one seems to take steps to conserve it, the residents
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'Abandon wasteland development plan'
Members of the People's Forum, the Tamil Nadu Women's Coordination Committee and the Forum Against Globalisation staged a demonstration in the town urging the government to abandon the Wasteland
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Sand bypassing system a solution to pollution
Even as Chennai administrators struggle to grapple with pollution of the Cooum and Adyar rivers, the Pondicherry experiment offers them the possibility of finding a sustainable solution to the
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Students join malaria free campaign
An awareness rally was taken out in Korukkupet as a prelude to the "Malaria free Chennai Drive", a scheme to be launched by the Chennai Corporation on September 15. A large number of students from
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Clubbing of portfolios criticised
The Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalitha's decision to club Environment, Pollution Control and Forests with other subjects has been criticised by officials and environmentalists alike who opine that it