A.V. Ragunathan

Paddy on 15,000 ha face threat of destruction

CUDDALORE: The incessant rain that lashed Cuddalore district for the past four days has claimed three lives and rendered 57 villages, particularly those in the coastal areas, and samba paddy crops on 15,000 ha, vulnerable.

Flooded roads, overflowing drains and inundated villages the monsoon is spreading havoc across the coastal districts in the State. The govt is struggling to limit the damage

HEAVY rains battered Chennai on Friday, bringing normal life to a standstill and causing widespread damage to roads, and probems for vehicles, even as the weatherman predicted that the downpour would last till Sunday morning in coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

Emphasising on a multi-pronged strategy for containing disasters, former President APJ Abdul Kalam on Friday stressed that regular de-silting of water bodies and their interlinking could help in containing disasters caused due to floods and heavy rains.

Drinking untreated rainwater is safe for your health, according to an Australian study.

Researchers from Melbourne's Monash University looked at 300 homes that used rainwater collected in water tanks as their primary drinking source in what they described as a "world first" study that comes amid growing criticism of bottled water.