After a remarkable season last year, the errant, but incessant, showers brought in by the northeast monsoon have this time inundated about a fourth of Tamil Nadu's rice bowl, besides causing loss of lives, livelihood and material.
The downstream areas of Cauvery Delta region, especially in and around Nagapattinam, have been marooned by the recent spate of rains that became stronger in the last
CHENNAI: A sea level rise by even one metre in 2050 will have a serious impact on infrastructure, wetlands and lands along the Tamil Nadu coast line, says a study by the Centre for Development Finance.
The report concentrated on the impact of sea level rise as a result of climate change and financial implications of sea level rise on existing and proposed infrastructure along the coast.
Tamil Nadu has a coastline that is 1,076 km long, and most of the vital installations and infrastructure, are located along the coast, not to mention the mangroves.
The district has been witnessing sporadic protests from fishermen
The public hearings have also seen opposition from agriculturists, dalits and environmentalists
THARANGAMBADI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) organised a rally here against the proposed thermal power projects along the coastal areas in the district.
Civic amenities:Collector C. Munianathan, second from left, inspecting the work which is under way for a sewage treatment plant at Keechankuppam in Nagapattinam.
NAGAPATTINAM: Over six sewage treatment plants are being conceived for tsunami houses here in Nagapattinam.
Tropical bottom trawling is among the most destructive fishing
practices, catching large quantities of bycatch, which are usually
discarded. We used questionnaire surveys of trawl fishers to look at
changes in catches over the last 30 years (1978
TAMIL Nadu is planning to increase the forest area in the State to 33 per cent and the State forest department has launched a slew of measures to attain the target, according to forest officials.
