PRESIDENTS of Sathuvachari near here have opposed the erection of mobile phone towers in their vicinity citing possible harmful electromagnetic radiation (EMR).
THE dryland farmers, hitherto functioning under various associations in and around Natrampalli, have been brought under an umbrella network of Uzhavar Maamandram, thanks to the initiative of Dhan Foundation, an NGO.
VELLORE: The Vellore Citizens' Welfare Forum (VCWF) has opposed the proposal of the Union government, announced in the recent budget, of a one-time grant of Rs.200 crore for dyeing industries of Tirupur to enable them solve the problem of pollution.
A resolution was adopted at an executive committee meeting of the VCWF recently.
PMK founder S. Ramadoss and former Union Minister Anbumani Ramadoss along with party cadre staging a novel agitation in front of the Collectorate in Dharmapuri on Thursday.
DHARMAPURI: Pattali Makkal Katchi founder S. Ramadoss has urged the government to declare Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Salem, Namakkal and Vellore districts drought-prone.
A CPCB report says the quality of air, land and underground water of the district is alarmingly polluted
VELLORE has been rated among the top 10 `alarmingly polluted clusters' in the country. It has become an environmental time bomb, ticking away with the rise in industrial pollution here.
Planning based on agro-ecological zoning aims at scientific management of regional resources to meet the food, fibre, fodder and fuel wood requirements without adversely affecting the status of natural resources and environment.
