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
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Tangedco keen on settling contracts for three thermal projects
With the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests issuing environmental clearance for the 1,320-MW (megawatt) Ennore Special Economic Zone (SEZ) thermal power project early this month, the Tamil Nadu
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Coastal management should enhance livelihood options: experts
Puducherry citizens inspired to reclaim its beaches: Chief Secretary. In the environment movement, more time is being spent on identifying the problems and not enough on governance and improving the decision
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Water table plummets to new low in Karur
Continual poor rainfall in 2012 and 2013 is threatening to force a drinking water scarcity in Karur district. Geologists warn that groundwater level is plummeting to unprecedented danger levels in the district. The annual average rainfall in the district is 652.20 mm, with southwest and northeast monsoon being the main contributors. However, in the last two years, the average rainfall has been below normal.
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Corporation to generate electricity from municipal solid waste
The City Municipal Corporation is all set to generate 4,500 watt of electricity per day from biodegradable municipal solid waste obtained from hotels and markets in the city. The five tonnes per day
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Officials dismantle three illegal dyeing units at Pallipalayam
Action taken following complaints by local people The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) personnel removed 10 jiggers and the three illegal dyeing units that were using them at Samayasangili in Pallipalayam Union, Tiruchengode Taluk, on Thursday.
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Environmental activist to implead in case against industrial pollution
Petition sent to the TNPCB Chairman seeking answers on the issue P. Sankara Narayanan, an environmental activist hailing from agrarian community in the region, has decided to implead in one of the recent Public Interest Litigations (PIL) filed in Supreme Court, in an attempt to fight the continuing industrial pollution in Tirupur knitwear cluster.
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Villagers’ petition highlights how sand mining is undermining channel
Of late, the weekly grievances day meeting at the Collectorate here has been witnessing villagers turning up — not for individual grievances or complaints but for an environmental and social cause.
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Suspend sand quarry work near Cauvery: villagers
“The quarry, if completed, will be a jolt to our livelihood” A group of farmers and residents of Natham village near Thottiyam on the northern banks of the Cauvery have urged the district administration to immediately suspend the work of setting up a quarry for exploiting the sand resource in their village.
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Revolt against illegal gravel miners
Tension at Aanaiyaarkulam near Palayamkottai Tension prevailed at Aanaiyaarkulam on the outskirts of Palayamkottai on Tuesday after residents chased away a few lorries loading red gravel with heavy equipment.
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Solid waste management to be privatised in 21 wards in Salem
Work will be done by a private company for a year The City Municipal Corporation has decided to hire a private company to carry out solid waste management in 21 wards for a period of one year.