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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Receding hopes for polluted waterways
The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) has a programme to improve the sewerage system in the city at a cost of Rs. 1,000 crores and within a time frame of
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New water management strategy evolved
The concern of the Governmental and political parties over the standing kuruvai crop in the Cauvery delta districts grew today, with farmers staging road "rokos" and the PWD Minister announcing a new
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Salinity intrusion on the rise in city
The salinity intrusion in Chennai is on the rise. While the sea water has moved towards inland in North Chennai to the extent of 13 km, its shift in the sourthern coastal aquifer is in the range of
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Proposal to improve sewer network
The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB-Metrowater) has proposed to execute works for improving the sewer network in two phases at an estimated cost of Rs. 1,010
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Transgenic crop project by TNAU
Insect-resistant species of cotton, rice, mungbean and tomato will be genetically engineered at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), under a transgenic project supported by the Union
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Alandpur municipality to develop garbage yard at Pallikaranai
The Alandpur Muncipality in Chennai is consulting private agencies involved in recycling garbage to develop its garbage yard at Pallikaranai. According to official sources, the local body had been
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Threat to Pulicat lake eco-system
report: The North Chennai Thermal Power station, the Ennore Satellite Port project and the proposed Petro-Chemical Park could cause serious environmental hazards to the eco-system of Pulicat Lake and
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HC directive to Govt. on sand quarrying
Holding local and district officials responsible for illegal sand quarrying in the Kortaliyar river bed in Tiruvallur taluk, the Madras High Court has directed the Government to take steps for
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Kuruvai cultivation picks up in delta districts
Kuruvai cultivation is picking up in the Cauvery delta districts of Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and
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Population of spotted deer, black buck up
A considerable increase in the populaiton of spotted deer and black buck has been recorded by Wildlife officials at the Guindy National Park and IIT campus, as per data gathered during the annual