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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HC Bench stricture on use of heavy machines for sand quarrying
The Madras High Court Bench here on Thursday passed an interim order restraining use of more than two earth movers in sand quarrying sites in Tiruchi and Karur districts. A Division Bench comprising Justices R. Sudhakar and V.M. Velumani passed the order while hearing a public interest litigation petition filed by M. Rajendran, a Tiruchi-based advocate.
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Ban on quarrying in Western Ghats challenged
The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench here on Thursday ordered notice to the Union government and the Kerala government on applications challenging the recent notification of Union Ministry of Environment
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Planning Committee gives nod for water project
District Planning Committee Chairman N. Chinnadurai gave his nod for drinking water project to cater to the needs of residents in 368 villages in 12 panchayat councils in the district. Presiding over
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Exercise caution while promoting GM food crops
Apprehensions of various sections must be allayed: M.S. Swaminathan In matters relating to genetically modified (GM) food crops, the government should ‘hasten cautiously,’ said eminent agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan. He was speaking on the sidelines of a visit to the Wheat Breeding Research Station of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) at Wellington, near here, on Tuesday.
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Second phase of concrete-lining of canal to prevent pollution
The second phase of concrete-lining project of Kalingarayan Canal is at tender stage. Civil works of the project for which the State Government has sanctioned Rs. 41 crore were likely to commence during February. The project envisages concrete lining of the canal to a distance of three miles and three furlongs over a six-month duration, official sources said.
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Rise in direct sighting of tigers
A considerable increase in the number of direct sighting of tigers was recorded in the eight-day tiger population estimation taken up in four tiger reserves in the State. According to wildlife authorities in Aanamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) in Pollachi, three tigers were directly sighted and a similar number was reported in the newly formed Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) in Erode also.
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Corporation kick-starts process for Pilloor III water scheme
Asks TWAD Board to conduct feasibility study soon. The Coimbatore Corporation has asked the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board to soon start the feasibility study for a dedicated drinking water
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Food Safety Act takes effect in Northern Tamil Nadu
Samples can be taken from food joints even without a complaint. To ensure consumers in this region had access to safe food products, the Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department (Food
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Positive indications of diverse wildlife emerge
Having completed the field work of tiger census for a week in the Sathyamangalam forests, the Forest Department is now in the process of compiling data for submitting it to the Wildlife Institute of India,
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Jayalalithaa commissions drinking water supply projects
A host of drinking water supply projects, totally costing over Rs.30 crore, were commissioned by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa through video-conferencing here on Monday. Of the projects, a combined water supply project for the Melpuram union and an integrated water treatment plant in Kanyakumari district and the expansion of water supply project for the Villupuram municipality were significant in terms of cost.