A farmers' forum is protesting moves of a private tea cultivating company to block a link road through which tea farmers transported their produce.
A demonstration was staged opposite the Collectorate here on Monday, protesting against the blocking of the road by near Kundah in the district the private-run The Thiashola Estate. The protest, by the Nilgiris chapter of the Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam, was inaugurated by CPI (M)'s district secretary, R. Badri.
CHENNAI: A group from IIT-Madras is working towards developing a completely indigenous bio-degradable sanitary napkin, to curb the pollution caused by the burning of regular ‘pads’ that are used to
CHENNAI: With a view to checking rain water from flowing into the sea and storing water received from Krishna River for the residents of Chennai and its surrounding areas, Chief Minister J Jayalali
The State government has sanctioned works, estimated to cost around Rs.11.49 crore, for the artificial recharge of groundwater.
They cover the formation of subsurface dykes, percolation ponds, check dams and recharge shafts/ tube wells. A release on Tuesday stated that Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had approved the proposals.
The 30 million litres a day (mld) Pilloor water the Corporation will get Tuesday onwards from the Pilloor Dam will be used to meet the drinking water requirements of Ganapathy, Avarampalayam, Mania
With a view to meet the growing drinking water requirements of Chennai and its suburbs, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Tuesday announced creating a reservoir in the nearby Tiruvallur district at a cost of Rs 330 crore besides announcing a slew of other water schemes.
She has directed that Kannankottai and Thervoykandigai lakes in the neighbouring district be linked and a reservoir created to store one tmc ft of water, a government release here said.
1.43 lakh units for economically weaker sections: R.Vaithilingam
The State will get an additional 1.85 lakh housing units in the next five years at a cost of Rs.17,230 crore. Of these, 1.43 lakh units would be for the economically weaker sections, R.Vaithilingam, Minister for Housing and Urban Development said on Monday.
The members of All India Farmers' Association staged a demonstration in front of the Collectorate on Monday.
They urged the Government to construct houses under the Green House scheme to those who built dwellings in the Government poromboke areas. Before removing the encroachment by the officials of Public Works Department they should ensure alternative area and provide houses to them under Green House scheme.
