The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has announced a new refinance scheme in order to incentivise banks to accelerate the pace of creation of quality warehousing facilit

CHENNAI: The Nagapattinam Port in Tamil Nadu would be upgraded as an all-weather, deep-water green field port, at a cost of Rs 380 crore, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today announced.

The Tamil Nadu Government has announced a State Advised Price of Rs 2,000 a tonne of sugarcane plus a transport cost of Rs 100 for the 2011-12 sugar season, according to an official press release.

Relief operations were under way in south India on Sunday as residents struggled to repair damaged homes and property after a cyclone that claimed 42 lives.

Cyclone Thane, packing wind speed of 140 kmph, made landfall on the coast between Cuddalore in Tamil and Puducherry Friday morning, officials of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) here said.

“The cyclone is in the process of crossing between Cuddalore and Puducherry coast. The wind speed is around 140 kmph at Puducherry and Cuddalore. Waves measuring 1.5 metres height are hitting the shoreline,” an IMD official told IANS.

The Tamil Nadu Government has approved an Rs 130-crore proposal to enhance the storage capacity of Chembarambakkam lake a major source of water supply to Chennai.

Jayalalithaa holds a review meeting with senior officials

An immediate allocation of Rs. 150 crore has been sanctioned towards repairs of roads in the State.
Announcing this, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who conducted an aerial survey of the flood-hit areas in Chennai and neighbouring areas, stated, in a release that she held a detailed review meeting with senior officials.

The environment ministry is yet to establish its green tribunal Benches in Kolkata, Chennai, Bhopal and Pune even a year after a notification was issued for the same.

Trials to be conducted in Chennai and United States

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