KOCHI: It seems the second phase development of the Brahmapuram Solid Waste Treatment Plant will meet with the same fate as that of the first phase. Thanks to the apathy of the Corporation, the project is still on papers

RPG Group company Phillips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL) is planning to set up its biggest unit in Tamil Nadu and SIPCOT authorities have allotted 60 acres in-principle at SIPCOT industrial park Thervoy Kandigai, Chairman Sanjiv Goenka said.

Addressing a press conference to announce the company's results, he said environmental clearances have been applied for.

Unwilling to disclose details, he sai

Door-to-door collection often disrupted
CHENNAI: Every summer, the problems of burning garbage in the Athipet dumping yard and erratic waste clearance revisit the residents of Ambattur.

For the past few days, garbage heaped up on many streets of Ambattur is waiting to be cleared.

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The high court here today agreed to issue notices on a petition by a group of Special Economic Zone (SEZs) developers against the Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) levy introduced in the Union Budget of 2011-12.

The budget levied 18.5 per cent MAT on SEZs.

KRISHNAGIRI: Residents of Pazhayapet and Pananthoppu village in Pethathalappalli Panchayat staged a road blockade on Tuesday demanding regular water supply.

The residents had earlier submitted a petition to the Block Development Officer, Krishnagiri, in this connection.

They said that about 100 families out of 300 live at the tail-end area and they were not supplied water from the Over Head

CHENNAI: Come summer, water tops the priority list of most households. With the demand on the rise, government and private agencies are gearing up to meet the requirements of customers.

The Chennai Metrowater is supplying 774 million litres of water a day (mld) to residents of city and suburbs. Of this, the piped supply accounts to 685 mld.

COIMBATORE: With polling and the accompanying election rhetoric fading into background till the counting date, it is time for the city's water managers and the residents to settle down for the day-to-day affairs. And, focus is on the city's water situation.

There are indications that the city may soon have a supply cut.

Based on results, schools will be offered free advice on water management and cost cutting.
CHENNAI: In an effort to promote judicious use of water in educational institutions, the Rain Centre will soon conduct a water audit in several schools across the city.

The centre plans to cover 30 schools in the first phase next month, including those run by government.

Manmohan SinghPrime Minister Manmohan Singh has said a lasting solution would be found for the Tirupur knitwear industry, in trouble due to a court-ordered closure of all dyeing units for polluting the water sources in the region.

The industry has said the only permanent solution to solve the dye effluent problem is discharge of treated matter into the sea, a project needing Rs 1,000 crore.

Top Indian metros like New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata fall under the country's moderate to highrisk seismic zones, the National Disaster Management Authority says.

"Earthquakes are a major concern. Over 58.6 per cent of land in India is highly vulnerable to earthquakes and 38 cities fall under moderate to high risk-seismic zones," said NDMA vice-chairman Shashidhar Reddy.