Deepa H Ramakrishnan

V. Venkatasubramanian

APOLOGY FOR a waterbody: A pool of water near Teacher Nagar at Orikkai village panchayat in Kancheepuram serves as a proof that once a sprawling lake existed in that place.

COIMBATORE: Residents of some colonies along Nanjundapuram Road in the city have planned a fast and demonstration in the city on May 5 to oppose the sewage treatment plant that the Coimbatore Corporation is establishing on 6.2 acres it owns. The Corporation already has a sewage pumping station on this site.

New Delhi: Even though political parties call it Delhi

Birds no more: Eight bird species have vanished from the 25 sq km Salim Ali sanctuary in Ernakulam district, Kerala, said a study by Nirmala College in Ernakulam. Changes in their environment, teak plantations for example, may have caused this. The study also recorded the number of bird species increased from 132 in the 1930s to 238 in the sanctuary. This included wetland species that

Indo-German workshop inaugurated

Pressing issue: German Consul General in Chennai Roland Friedrich Hermann in discussion with Anna University Vice-Chancellor P.Mannar Jawahar at a seminar on water management in Chennai on Tuesday.

The need of set ting up more Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) around the Dal Lake might be a standard demand from the environment protection institutions, the fact remains that even the existing STPs are not functioning to their potential thanks to their linkage with a limited number of sewer lines.

High court shuts down houseboats on Dal lake Come summer, tourists visiting Srinagar may not be able to rent a houseboat on the famous Dal lake. The Jammu and Kashmir high court, on February 25, ordered the government to close down all houseboats. The owners will be allowed to resume operations if they instal sewage disposal units in the houseboats. Dal lake has about 1,000 houseboats and in