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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Thermal power station bags environment award
The Neyveli Thermal Power Station-I Expansion has been chosen for the silver shield of the National Environment Management Award among coal/lignite-based thermal power stations for 2012-13. The plant, with two units, can generate 420 MW of power (4,20,000 units per hour). The first unit of this Power Station was synchronized in October 2002 and the second unit in July 2003. The power generated by the TPS is being shared among southern States including Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
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NGT stops toilet construction on beach
The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, has restrained the authorities concerned from constructing a public toilet in Kottivakkam beach without mandatory consent. The Bench passed the interim order on an application filed by K. Jayakantham who sought to restrain the authorities, including the Chennai Corporation, from proceeding with the construction.
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Felling of trees blamed for worsening pollution problem
300 participants from 15 colleges attend NADP-awareness programme Mindless felling of trees has caused extensive damage to environment, making cities a living hell; it is time we took some remedial action,” said Jayashree Muralidharan, Collector, at the “NADP- training and awareness programme for tree cover assessment to combat pollution in Tiruchi” here on Tuesday.
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Effluents, solid waste pollute water in Big Tank
Volunteers removed silt from the tank a few months ago Discharge of effluents into the Ukkadam Big Tank was polluting the water there and also affecting the groundwater, said Vanitha Mohan, Managing Trustee, Siruthuli. The effluents entered the tank through the two inlet pipes on the northern side of the tank and they were from the dyeing units in Telugupalayam and Selvapuram.
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Poongudi village shows the way to water conservation
Village tank renovated at a cost of Rs. 3.45 lakh 3 years ago Villagers of Poongudi in Manikandam block have set an example for water conservation and making the most out of it for irrigation and drinking purposes. While the water table in adjoining villages has been depleting, villagers of Poongudi take pride by not just preserving the water tank. “We keep the tank clean and free from pollution. It is used only for irrigation and drinking water purpose,” says P. Veeramuthu, a resident.
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Major waste management project launched in 30 Wards in Tirupur
It will cost Tirupur Corporation Rs. 10 crore per annum The Tirupur Corporation administration launched a solid waste management project under a public-private partnership mode in 30 Wards on Sunday. As part of the scheme, Srinivas Waste Management Services (P) Limited would collect the garbage at the primary and secondary levels from Wards 16 to 45 and transport the same to the disposal place operated by the corporation near Velliyangadu.
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Crop insurance to cover monsoon failure
Modified scheme benefits tenants and covers all food grain Crop insurance scheme is being implemented as modified national agricultural insurance scheme in all the 13 blocks in Pudukottai district during 2013-14 based on the administrative sanction accorded by the Centre and approval by the State government.
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Plea to implement SC directions on pollutions by tanneries
Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum appeals to Centre, State The Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum (VCWF) has appealed to the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government to sincerely and expeditiously implement all the directions of the Supreme Court, issued on August 28, 1996, on a writ petition filed by VCWF in respect of the pollution caused by tanneries in the five districts of Vellore, Erode, Dindigul, Tiruchi and Kancheepuram.
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Rs.98-crore plan to raise groundwater table
Nine big tanks to be desilted and interlinked in Dindigul The Dindigul Municipality has plans to invest Rs.98.44 crore to raise groundwater table and recharge bore and open wells within the town limits by desilting nine big tanks and interlinking them with supply channels.
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PIL to restore waterbodies
The Madras High Court Bench here on Wednesday ordered notice to the Chief Secretary as well as Public Works Department (PWD) Secretary in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking restoration