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Air and water there are so polluted that you could consider yourself lucky if you escape with minor ailments, say residents RURAL areas are always less polluted than their urban cousins, isn

FARMERS in Thoothukudi are a worried lot as the government has denied water supply for 24,211 acres in the district, affecting crops in many areas which were raised in anticipation of the water supply.

REPRESENTATIVES of eight villages from Thoothukudi district on Tuesday threatened to go on mass agitation if the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) goes ahead with its plan to acquire about 1,700 acres of cultivable land from their locality.

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CORAL MINING: GULF OF MANNAR LOSING ISLANDSTHOUGH Gulf of Mannar is said to consist of 21 islands, the elite biosphere reserve has already lost two of its small islands taking the present tally to only 19 islands. The two small islands that submerged in the sea were Vilanguchalli in Thoothukudi group and Poovarasanpatti in Keezhakkarai group of islands.

Thiruvananthapuram: The People

TUTICORIN: Scientists of Agricultural Research Station, Kovilpatti, visited Ettayapuram recently where rainfed black cotton soil cultivation is always at prime.

The team met the farmers to know how much they spent on soil and water conservation measures. A majority of farmers said loss of space and unavailability of labour were the major drawbacks though they knew that water storage and retention were the main advantages of soil and water conservation.

They confessed that they hunted the birds to extract some oil Thoothukudi Forest Department officials on Sunday arrested three poachers on charges of hunting peacocks and recovered eight slain birds at Vilathikulam in Thoothukudi district. Acting on a tip-off that peacocks were hunted in areas of Inasurai, Koothalurai, Kammapatti, Chennamarettypatti and Pillaiyarnatham, the District Forest Officer, Nathan, constituted a patrolling team. The team raided places in Koothalurai, Kammapatti, Chennamarettypatti and Pillaiyarnatham on Saturday night.