Residents of Cuddalore town have protested a proposal of the textile and the knitwear industries to set up a common effluent treatment plant (CETP) in the coastal area .
However, there is no announcement to boost export of engineering goods
Industries in Coimbatore District have welcomed the budget announcements of the State Government on Thursday regarding development of green energy corridors in the State and assisting industrial clusters in infrastructure development.
Volunteers removed silt from the tank a few months ago
Discharge of effluents into the Ukkadam Big Tank was polluting the water there and also affecting the groundwater, said Vanitha Mohan, Managing Trustee, Siruthuli. The effluents entered the tank through the two inlet pipes on the northern side of the tank and they were from the dyeing units in Telugupalayam and Selvapuram.
With the state government deciding to boost solid and liquid waste management (SLWM) in rural areas, the scheme was launched in as many as 14 village panchayats in the district on Sunday.
It is over a year since the State Government announced the Tamil Nadu Solar Energy Policy and industries here are evincing interest in setting up solar energy systems.
A handful of textile mills, powerloom and engineering units here have installed solar power systems during the last one year. These are either connected to the grid or used for captive needs.
Man-animal conflicts have declined by nearly 40 cent in Tamil Nadu in recent months following the introduction of protective measures by the State Government, according to Gautam Dey, Principal Chi
The Centre has set up a committee consisting of members from the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), farmers' group and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation to look into the complai
