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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Greenbelt programme : 'Tree Wardens' services must be utilised'
With the Forest department planning to complete the planting of the remaining 35,000 saplings under the Green-belt Programme funded by the Union Pollution Control Board, the honorary tree wardens
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Regional meets to precede UN summit on children
In the run-up to the Global Movement for Children and the UN General Assembly Special Summit on Children, five regional conferences are being organised by the Indian Council for Child Welfare
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Garbage disposal system under review
Long after the high profile entry of CES Onyx into Chennai's garbage clearance operations, the civic authorities are now having a fresh look at the existing system of disposal of garbage. The
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Long-term eco-policy coming
A long-term environment policy constituting Vision 2005 will be drawn up with emphasis on development without destruction, the Forest and Environment Minister, Mr. S.S. Thirunavakkarasu, said
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Pollution watch
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board's Chennai Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme has shown that the Particulate Matter in T. Nagar traffic intersection was highest at 598 micrograms/cubic
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Ideal breeding ground in water-starved city
Even as water-starved Chennai residents save every drop available, they are also providing the best breeding grounds for Aedes aegypti, 'dengue' causing mosquito. Unwittingly, the city is creating an
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Illegal sand quarrying triggers migration
Large scale illegal sand quarrying, beyond permitted depth in a lake in Madambakkam, near Tambaram, has affected four villages in the area, resulting in many people migrating to other parts in search
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Meeting with forest officials leaves tree wardens disapppointed
Their much awaited meeting with Forest officials today to discuss the planting of 35,000 saplings under the Green belt Pollution Abatement programme, left the honorary tree wardens a deeply
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TNPCB campaign against plastics
Though the Government is yet to spell out its policy on banning throw-away plastics and thin carry bags, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has addressed the issue with a series of
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Fluoride, nitrate levels high in water sources
Water in as much as 44 per cent of the sources in the State is not potable. Of these, about nine per cent of the water sources contain excessive fluoride, as much as 10 per cent have above normal