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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T.Nagar, highly polluted area
Particulate Matter in the air in Theagaraya Nagar is nearly six times the permissible limit, according to the statistics periodically released by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.
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'Varumun kappom' makes way for specialty camps
After dumping the erstwhile DMK Government's 'Varumun kappom', the AIADMK regime is coming up with a scheme to hold specialty health camps in all 385 blocks. The camps to be held on a pilot basis on
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Wild elephant freed' into Pilikundu forests
The wild elephant, which had been keeping the Forest Department personnel on their toes for the past 12 days in Yercaud, was transported to Hogenakkal and 'freed' into the Pillikundu reserve forests
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Alandur compost project gets stuck
The first ever waste-to-manure compost project initiated by the Alandur municipality, and hailed as a model for Tamil Nadu, is in limbo as it has not been able to resolve its problems with the Tamil
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ISO 14001-96 certification for integral coach Factory
The integral coach Factory, Perambur in Tamil Nadu, has been awarded ISO 14001-96 certification for environmental management system. It's the third unit in the Indian Railways to get the
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Coonoor-Mettupalayam highway closed
Landslips at a few places on the Coonoor-Mettupalayam highway (Tamil Nadu) in the wee hours of today following heavy rain led to the 'closure' of the highway. It may take a few days for the ghat road
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' Ryots facing problems at DPCs '
Farmers in Tamil Nadu have urged the Government to convene an urgent meeting of delta Ryots, representatives of the civil supplies workers union and Agriculture and Food department officials to sort
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Mannady residents fume at recycling units
Walking through the congested, crowded and damp streets of Broadway, one enters a nondescript, Malaiyappan street in Tamil Nadu. Like any other street in Mannady area, packed with tall houses,
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Poacher-gang held
A four-member gang which was moving around suspiciously inside the Anaikatti reserve forest area was nabbed by the Special Task Force today.
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Dolphin washed ashore near Tuticorn port
In a tragic incident, a 5-foot long Pacific white-sided dolphin was washed ashore near the Tuticorn Port on the New Year Day. The species is normally seen in the Pacific region and its occurrence in