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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Saving the Olive Ridley
As part of an awareness campaign, a documentary titled "The Ridley's Last Stand", by Chennai based wildlife filmmaker Shekar Dattatri, was screened at the British Council recently. "Timely action can
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Smugglers strike it rich in dry Vaigai
Illegal sand quarrying is a 'well organised' operation in Madurai. Thanks to the Vaigai remaining dry for the most part of the year, the riverbed serves as a perennial source of "minting money" for
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High Court declines to extend quarrying permits
Putting an end to the controversial issue of indiscriminate sand quarrying in the Palar river basin in Kancheepuram district, the Madras High Court declined to extend quarrying permits to a batch of
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Karur miners know no boundary in Cauvery
Partnership spanning political barriers, official apathy, money and muscle power, inter-gang rivalty, baiting locals and muzzling dissent explain looting of sand from the Cauvery bed in Karur
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Doctors abetting female foeticide will be debarred
In a significant move against female foeticide, the Tamil Nadu Medical Council (TNMC) declared today that it would come donw heavily against doctors abetting in iscriminatory abortions of girls, and
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Even strike won't deter Theni sand miners
Neither the recent truck strike nor the law has precented sand quarrying from the riverbed and main canals of reservoirs in Dindigul and Theni districts.In Palani taluk alone, about 30 lorries and
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MoU signed to promote coastal fisheries
To promote sustainable coastal fisheries in the Bay of Bengal and for its efficient management for the benefit of small fishermen, an agreement was signed by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in
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Less-affluent ryots can also join wasteland development
Less-affluent farmers too can participate in the Wasteland Development Porgramme, the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, told the Assembly today.The farmers could organise themselves as selfhelp groups
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Rampant violation of rules in Tirunelveli
Riverbeds in Tirunelveli are not only a good source of income to the exchequer, but they also enrich some people and provide them muscle power and political clout. For, some of the riverbeds are
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Even farmland is not spared
Village after fertile village along the Kortaliyar cutting across Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu face total destruction of water and land resources, as illegal and sand miners have descended on