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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KMC Hospital ill-equipped to reach goal
Tamil Nadu has set itself the goal of achieving a neo-natal mortality rate of 35 per 1000 live births by the end of 2005. But the mortality rate recorded at the end of 2001 in the neo-natal ward of
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Sustained campaign yields result
A sustained campaign by environmentalists and fishermen in and around Ennore against disposal of ash slurry by the Ennore Thermal Power Station into the Bay of Bengal for over 30 years has yielded
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Considerable improvement in ambient air quality
In a departure from the regular Bhogi festivities, Chennai on Sunday witnessed a considerably ' healthy ' celebration by the public. The burning of tyres and plastics was, by and large, avoided,
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Campaign for eco-friendly Bhogi proposed
The Department of Environment has proposed an awareness campaign to highlight the ill effects of burning wastes such as tyres on the Bhogi day. The awareness day programme will be held for three days
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Three cases of diarrhoea reported from Kondungaiyur
Three cases of diarrhoea reported from Kondungaiyur sent a pack of VIPs hurrying to the communicable diseases hospital at Tondiarpet in Tamil Nadu today, where the patients were admitted. An earlier
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No outbreak of water borne diseases : Corporation
The Chennai Corporation's health department has denied any 'outbreak' of water borne diseases in the wake of diarrhoeal disorders reported earlier this week in North
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Janu threatens stir against Forest Department
The tribal leader, C.K. Janu, has said the Adivasi Gothra Sabha will launch an agitation against the forest department for opposing the distribution of land to the tribals as per the agreement
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Cholera outbreak : water samples tested
Around 24 teams of inspectors from the Health department are scouring the localities in North Chennai, testing water supplies to detect contamination that might have led to an ' unseasonal ' outbreak
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Municipality struggling to find a garbage yard
Solid waste management in Ambattur Municipality has taken a body blow with the civic body struggling to resolve its long standing issue of finding a suitable yard dump the 120 tonnes of garbage that
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Sperm whale dies of wounds, washed ashore
An adult male sperm whale with several injuries on its body, was found washed ashore near the Naval staff quarters located close to Anna Square on Monday Night, shocking wildlife