CHENNAI: The CPI (M) on Tuesday made a strong case for effective implementation of the rainwater harvesting programme, a mega plan to desilt hundreds of lakes, including the Veeranam lake in Cuddalore, and drainage systems for Thanjavur, Nagapattinam and Thiruvarur districts to prevent floods.

Shyam Ranganathan

KARAIKAL: Groundwater recharge and conservation of Cauvery water are important for the tail-end region of the delta. And the man-made lakes created by the Karaikal district administration serve both purposes, officials say.

Being close to sea, Karaikal does not have good groundwater supply due to seawater intrusion.

Work on beautification of the Line Tank Lake, in the heart of the state capital , which had begun way back in 2006, will commence once again.

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The State High Court on Tuesday directed the Lake Development Authority (LDA) not to enter into fresh agreements enabling private parties to own lakes.

A division of the HC bench, comprising Chief Justice PD Dinakaran and Justice VG Sabhapathi, took the State government to task, observing that the government was trying to commercialise lakes by handing them over to the private parties.

Hyderabad, Nov. 3: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has pressed into service an imported machine

Bangalore, dhns:

In a bid to curb encroachment of tanks, the minor irrigation department has taken up a project to fence 3,600 tanks across the State coming under its jurisdiction.