It was alleged that dyeing units, which were facing effluent discharge problem in Tirupur, Erode and Pallipalayam had shifted their base to Dharmapuri district. Meanwhile, the Communist Party of India thanked the Collector for her prompt action on its demand to remove illegal dyeing industries.
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to encourage the private sector to set up units in the state to address the acute power shortage and as part of this, five private companies have “cleared formalities” to establish thermal power plants.
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday said her government would ensure drinking water for all the localities in the State after making a survey of the requirement.
The new nutrient-based fertiliser subsidy policy provides implicit incentives to farmers to test soil samples regularly and get crop-wise recommended doses of nutrients, and offers prospective benefits from the agro-environmental management point of view.
FLUOROSIS, the dental condi tion that is highly prevalent in Dharmapuri and adjoining areas in Tamil Nadu, will be eliminated when the Hogenak kal integrated drinking water project is implemented, Ga' gandeep Singh Bedi, Manag ing Director of TWAD, said.
HOGENAKKAL DRINKING WATER SCHEME
DEPUTY Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday said the Rs 1,928.80-crore Hogenakkal Drinking Water Supply Scheme and the fluorosis mitigation project works were under progress and potable drinking water would be supplied to the residents of Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts before the stipulated project completion period of 2012.
