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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30,000 ha of wasteland to be developed
Over 30,000 hectares of wastelands in Tamil Nadu will be developed with a State Government funding of Rs.5 crores for 12,500 hectares, and with the Centre funding the remaining areas, said the State
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Centre grants environmental clearance
The crucial enviromental clearance for upgrading the Cuddalore-Tuticorin highway, along the coast line, has been granted by the Union Government. The road improvement scheme is part of the Tamil Nadu
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New bio-pesticide to control coconut mite
A retired professor of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University claims that he has developed a bio-pesticide to control 'Eriophyid mite' in coconut trees.Dr. Hendri Louis, a doctorate in coconut
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Residents hoping for rehabilitation package
A few thousand city residents living along the ennore Expresssway in North Chennai are confronted with the dilemma of development, as a solution to the region's sea erosion problem is again taken up
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'Ostrich project yet another research programme
The Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University considers the ostrich project as yet another research programme. Animal welfare activists in the city however view it as an unwarranted
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'Forest trespass' case against TMC MLA
The Injikadavu estate eviction episode took a different turn with the Kanyakumari district Forest Department registering trespass case against six persons including a TMC MLA and tahsildar for
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Rs. 2.34 cr. spent under afforestation project
The Forest Department had spent Rs 2.34 crores for planting seedlings, constructing check dams, percolation pnds, bore wells and taking up drainage works, during 1999-2000, under the Tamil Nadu
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Coir geotextiles for soil erosion control
With problems of erosion along roadsides, mountainous areas and the coastline posing constant threats, the Coir Boad has come up with a solution of using coir 'geotextiles', an organic fibre, for
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Move to empower agencies combating pollution
A Bill to amend the Environment Protection Act, 1996, for setting up a National Environment Authority, is under the consideration of the Environment Ministry. The Bill will be introduced in the next
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Fisherwomen's health at stake
Industrial waste and sewage let into the Ennore Creek and Buckingham Canal have seriously polluted the pristine Pulicate Lake, a bird sanctuary on the city's norther outskirts, affecting the health