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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City chosen for marine area management plan
Chennai has been selected as one of the three places for developing model Integrated Coastal and Marine Area Management (ICMAM) plans under a World Bank-aided scheme to achieve ecological balance and
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Female infanticide spreading to new areas
Despite the efforts of the Government and voluntary organisations, female infanticide(FI) had not declined in the Tamil Nadu. Instead it had spread from the existing pockets to the contiguous areas
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Project to improve problem soils
Agro-Climatic Regional Planning (ACRP), a pilot project implemented in Manikandam block in Tiruchi district, which aims at reclaiming alkaline soils, has successfully developed the methodology to
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Petrol bunks must obtain pollution board clearance
Petroleum dealers are in a fix as the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has termed their retail outlets (bunks) as "sources of atmospheric air pollution. "The TNPCB directive, which
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Rare visitors to Karavatti fresh water tank
The Karavatti-Vettakudi tank, 60 km from here, has attracted four flamingoes, whose visit surprises both ornithologists and the
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Plastic makers refute TNPCB claim
The Tamil Nadu Plastic Manufacturers Association (TAPMA) has refuted the claim of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board(TNPCB) that they had refused to take up plastics for recycling in Pudukottai.
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High level of noise pollution, cause for concern
A recent survey on noise pollution done by a city-based environment institute at the Teynampet traffic intersection indicates that the levels are much higher than permissible norms. The study
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TNPCB directive to ODS distributors
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has advised producers and sellers, stockists or distributors of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) to register with the authorities concerned. While
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Water to Chennai from Hogenakkal mooted
The Cauvery Delta Farmers Welfare Association has welcomed the decision of the Tamil Nadu Government to initiate urgent steps to find a permanent solution to the drinking water needs of Chennai City,
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Haphazard dumping of garbage continues in Ambattur Municipality
Garbage strewn in vast areas and choking the stormwater drains of the New Ambattur Industrial Estate Road in Chennai, the main thoroughfare leading to the Estate reveals the 'gross neglect of civic