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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Pulicat lake area continues to be tense
Tension prevailed for the second day in Pulicat lake area. The fisherfolk from the 29 villages attempted again to close the Buckingham Canal at Kalanji, near Kattupalli to prevent the hot water
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Monument case
High Court upholds Collector's action : A District Collector's action cancelling the licence for a granite quarry which threatened a 1300-year old monument has been upheld by the Madras High Court.
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Sewer project awaits decision by Alandur residents
The decision of Alandur residents can either make or break the local body's desire to implement the Rs. 34 crore sewer network project. This is because the funding agencies have laid a stipulation
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Compost yard at Kallikuppam soon
The Ambattur Municipality will set up a compost yard at Kallikuppam village to produce manure from garbage, at an estimated cost of Rs. 81.71 lakhs. The Municipal Council has resolved that it would
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NLC taking steps to test water
The Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) has taken steps for testing, from different angles, water that is let into the Garland Drain in Neyveli from the sumps of nearby mines. This follows a suggestion
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New energy-efficient pumpset developed
The Sitarc Pump Institute in Coimbatore has designed and developed the prototype of an energy-efficient submersible pumpsets called Mark S-1, the technology for which would be soon released to
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Move to ban smoking challenged
The legal battle in the Madras High Court over banning of tobacco smoking in public places has taken an interesting turn, with smokers and cigarette dealers challenging any such move. Filling
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Closure notices served on six units
The Andhra pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) has served closure notices on six industries, including three units of the Nizam Sugars at Mumbojipally in Medak, Bodhan in Nizamabad and Mutyampet
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Country's first ISO certified blood bank
Jeevan, the leading voluntary blood bank in the city, has become the country's first ISO certified blood bank. The ISO 9002 certification came on the fourth anniversary of Jeevan which changed the
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Beedi workers federation opposes move to ban smoking
The Tamil Nadu Beedi, Cigar and Tobacco Workers Federation has opposed the proposed move of the Tamil Nadu Government to ban smoking in public places on the ground that such a move would affect the