<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "Encroachers remain on lake despite HC fiat" appearing in The Times of India dated 11.01.2024 dated 26/02/2024.</p>
K.Lakshmi CHENNAI: A few residential apartment complexes in the city with metered water connections continue to pay charges according to the old billing system even a year after Chennai Metrowater switched over to a new billing system such customers.
At least 200 people, most of them women and children, have been affected. Residents have attributed the disease to water contamination, as there are no proper drinking water facilities Water from the lake, which is sometimes brackish, is pumped into a tank, from where it is made available to the residents through taps on the ground
K. Lakshmi CHENNAI: Even as the city is preparing for the scorching summer, residents need not panic about their water pipes running dry as the city reservoirs have sufficient storage to meet the increasing demand in the summer months.
Deepa H Ramakrishnan CHENNAI: Manali Municipality has sought the help of Anna University
CHENNAI: Buoyed by the success of the Global Positioning System (GPS) installed in few Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) buses, the corporation has decided to expand the facility in more number of buses plying on the arterial Anna Salai and Poonamallee High Roads in the city.
T. Ramakrishnan CHENNAI: Land, measuring 323.7 acres all over the State and valued at nearly Rs. 305 crore, belonging to the Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB), are under encroachment, according to an audit report on the annual accounts of the Board for 2007-2008.
K.Lakshmi CHENNAI: In a bid to put in place an integrated solid waste management system in the sprawling Koyambedu wholesale market complex, the Market Management Committee has floated a national tender calling for bids from private firms for collection and disposal of the garbage.
A workshop on marine protected areas in India suggested ways to achieve livelihood-sensitive conservation and management of coastal and fisheries resources.
Bangalore has traditionally been strong on voluntary initiative and this has spawned a new public private partnership venture to come to grips with the city's intractable problems. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Karnataka and prominent NGO Janaagraha have taken the lead to form Bangalore City Connect.
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