Indigenous practices play a vital role in sustainable agriculture development and are unique to a given culture of society. An exhaustive survey was conducted in dry tracts of Tamil Nadu to document the indigenous storage structures used by farmers. Information was documented by using participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) techniques.
COIMBATORE: The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board and the Coimbatore Corporation will maintain a close vigil on the drinking water distribution system so that the people do not run out of water during summer because of any disruption in supply, official sources in both the agencies said on Monday.
Coimbatore: The Forest Department officials on Thursday arrested three persons during a vehicle check and recovered a Sand Boa snake measuring nearly 1 m and said to be worth over Rs. 1 lakh.
Coimbatore: After plugging the breach in the main pipeline of the Pilloor water supply scheme at Veerapandi pirivu, the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD) authorities commenced the pumping of water from Monday morning.
Coimbatore: Villagers in and around Kanuvai and Thadagam on Saturday made a beeline for a check dam to have a look at a herd of five wild elephants that got stuck in a ravine in an area abutting the reserve forest that forms part of the Western Ghats.
