NAGAPATTINAM: Several rural development works including creation and deepening of tanks and ponds, desilting of irrigation channels and laying of mud roads are in full swing in Nagapattinam district under the National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) scheme and nearly Rs.61 crore had so far been disbursed as wages to the workers for 2008-09, said Collector M. Jayaraman on Friday.
Coastal zone is highly volatile ecosystem which is always in adjustments. Loss of shore line will cause severe impact on human life and as well as their properties. Remote sensing is a reliable technique to study the historical shoreline changes.
To augment the drinking water supplied to the newly added BBMP areas under the Second Phase of Cauvery Water Supply IV Stage, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has decided to construct nine storage-cum-balancing reservoirs at key locations in these areas. One reservoir will come up in the core BBMP area.
THE Madras High Court, on Thursday, issued a stay on bauxite mining by MALCO Ltd in Kolli Hills, acting on a petition filed by Piyush Sethia of the voluntary organisation
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STATING that the Tamil Nadu Government had shown a positive response by setting up four hydro power projects along the Cauvery, Union Minister of State for Power and Commerce Jairam Ramesh, on Monday, appealed to the Karnataka Government to make its stand on the issue clear. The projects had been pending for a long time due to disputes between the two states.
ERODE: Farmers affiliated to the Tamizhaga Vivasayeegal Sangam and Kalingarayan Pasana Sabai protested in front of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board office and later locked it.
