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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Teak plantations thrive in Thanjavur
The Cauvery delta district of Thanjavur, rice bowl of Tamil Nadu has also proved to be a fertile ground for raising teak plantations. Teak occupied 30,000 hectares in Thanjavur district as on date
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1000 h.a. of wasteland to be developed
Mr. S. Karuthiah Pandian, District Collector, said that 1000 hectares of wasteland would be developed in Erode district at cost of Rs. 47 lakhs. He said there were hundreds of hectares of wasteland
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'Greening project' fraught with problems
As the Chennai Corporation's plans to increase the city's green cover gather momentum, critics point to the haphazard planning that may ultimately defeat the very purpose of the project. The civic
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'Bhogi'
drive against plastic, rubber waste burning:The Department of Environment has initiated a week-long campaign to check burning of plastic and rubber waste during 'Bhogi'. Autorickshaws fitted with
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Steps to check paddy field conversion
The Government proposes to constitute panchayat -level committees to check conversion of paddy field into construction sites, the Agriculture Ministerm, Mr Krishnan Kaniyamparambil, told the Assembly
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'Metro water polluting city waterways'
'Metro water is primarily responsible for polluting the city waterways as 92 per cent of the pollution is caused by it, said Ms. Geetha, additional secretary, All India Nirman Mazdoor Panchayat
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Pollution by tanneries
stir planned: "Pasumai Thayagam" will launch an action plan to force the tanneries in Vellore district to confine their effluents within their premises, according to Dr. S. Ramadoss, founder of the
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Centre ends mining controversy
The curtain has finally come down on the much publicised diamond mining controversy as the Central Government has given its clearance to grant the prospecting licence for aerial geophysical survey
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Leptospirosis cases on the rise
A large number of leptopirosis cases in Sowcarpet has created a scare in parts of North Chennai and the general incidence of fever in this part of the city seems to be on the rise, going by the large
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CM launches comprehensive health scheme
An ambitious health programme that aims to screen the entire rural population of the State for various diseases and to treat them was launched by the Chief Minister, Mr. Karunanidhi, here on today.