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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Anti-rodent drive on Marina hit by recent rains
The Chennai Corporation which had launched an anti-rodent drive on the Marina, close on the heels of the operation in Sowcarpet area, is keeping ist fingers crossed because of intermittent
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Legal problem holds up wildlife sanctuaries proposal
The Tamil Nadu Government's proposal to declare two expanses of reserve forest - at Meghamalai and near Kodaikanal - into wildlife sanctuaries is dogged by a legal snag which seems unlikely to be
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Effluents discharge into Bay of Bengal mooted
The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board has recommended to the State Government a makor proposal for conveying the treated tannery effluents from the 10 common effluent treatment
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Noise pollution threat to Vandalur zoo
A governing board meeting of the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandalur held on Tuesday expressed concern over the noise and air pollution caused by tipper lorries and quarrying near the zoo. The
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PCB gets tough with dyeing units
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has served notice to as many as 55 dyeing units in Tirupur, directing them to set up certain facilities to treat effluents, failing which the units would be
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Pollution threat to Red Hills catchment area
A portion of the catchment area of the Red Hills tank, an essential source of drinking water for the city, is facing the prospect of pollution. The pollution is, essentially being caused by the
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Campaign to occupy waste, surplus land
The Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangham, affiliated to the Communist Party of India (Marxists), has decided to launch a "direct action" campaign to occupy government wastelands and surplus lands owned by
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Steps taken to control tuberculosis
The Tamil Nadu State Government has geared its machinery to control tuberculosis, which has assumed the number one killer disease status, through adoption of various strategies. Efforts were on to
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Sandalwood smuggling to Pondy on the rise
The problem of sandalwood smuggling to Pondicherry from Tiruvannamalai, Padavedu near Vellore, Polur, Chengam and Alangayam is on the rise. According to Forest department sources, the problem has
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20 affected by viral fever
Residents of Ram Colony, West Mambalam(Chennai), alleged that about 20 persons have been affected by viral fever following supply of contaminated drinking water to their