She also requested the prime minister to tell the ministry of environment and forests not to give clearance to any project of Karnataka

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to advise Karanataka not to build any hydel power projects on the Cauvery.

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has forbidden immersion of painted and baked idols in water bodies during Vinayaka Chathurthi.

Govt plans to build three small hydel reservoirs

The State government is looking into the possibility of taking up the controversial drinking water-cum-power generation project across the Cauvery river at Mekedatu with the twin objective to quenching the thirst of people in Bangalore and surrounding places and generate power.

Environmental clearances granted last year to Public Works Department for sand quarrying in 21 places on the river beds of Coleroon and Cauvery are now under the scrutiny of the National Green Trib

“There is no sand mining in the 20 mining points along the stretch of River Cauvery since Sunday as the flood has made sand mining impossible.

BANGALORE: Bangalore is thirsting for water. But the growing need appears to have few solutions.

Officials from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) demolished 12 illegal dyeing units near Pallipalayam in Tiruchengode Taluk on Monday. The drive was carried out from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

TN wants 34 tmcft in July, 50 tmcft for August to save Samba crop

It is difficult to predict the situation next month, says minister.

Processed sewage from K&C valley plant to be used for the purpose

Though the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has commissioned its last and final drawal of 500 million litres of water (mld) from the Cauvery basin, through Cauvery IV stage II phase project, the Board is still far from reaching 12 lakh consumers in 110 villages in the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike jurisdiction.