ERODE: Fifteen peacocks were found dead on an agriculture field near Perundurai in Erode district on Monday.
Conservator of Forests, Erode Circle, D. Arun, said an inquiry had been ordered following a suspicion of poisoning. People in Pattakaranpalayam village found the carcasses of the birds lying scattered on a field located near water carrying channel and alerted the revenue official.
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited (TNUIFSL) is in the process of selecting consultants to prepare detailed project report (DPR) for safe disposal of effluents generated from dyeing units in and around Kancheepuram town, Pallipalayam and Komarapalayam towns in Erode district.
The Centre has received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and D
ERODE: An irrigation project taken up by a farmers' federation in Appakoodal in Erode district has become operational recently.
The federation Pasumai Thayagam, which was formed by the members of three joint liability groups, implemented the project to ensure adequate supply of water to 55 acres of rainfed land.
The Erode District Central Co-operative Bank provided a sum of Rs.
ERODE: The Tamil Nadu government will not allow Kerala to go ahead with its plan to construct a new dam at Mullaperiyar, Public Works Minister K.V. Ramalingam said on Sunday.
The concern of the Kerala government over the safety of the existing dam was baseless as the experts had found the dam structure to be strong.
ERODE: Over 5.47 lakh families in Erode district will benefit under the Free Rice distribution scheme, which will be launched across the State on June 1.
All the eligible family cardholders can get free rice in 1,040 fair price shops in the district.
ERODE: A total of 14 tannery units and 426 textile processing units that were found discharging huge amount of untreated effluents in water sources in Erode block had been shut down during the last three years by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB). Out of the 426 textile processing units, 185 were dyeing factories, 153, bleaching units and 88 were printing units.
ERODE: The indiscriminate dumping of garbage in front of the Government higher secondary school in Chithode near here poses serious health hazards to the students.
A number of commercial establishments, particularly eateries, tea shops and bakeries, in Chithode town were found dumping the garbage in front of the school.
As the local administration do not carry out regular cleaning, the garba
COIMBATORE: Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam (KNMK) has written to the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, seeking help to solve the issues that confront the Tirupur knitwear cluster.
