Water Pollution 
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Minjur desalination plant likely to get delayed
K.Lakshmi
Dredging work has been put on hold till the end of northeast monsoon
The pipeline laying work from Minjur to Madhavaram pumping station completed
The work to lay 10-km pipeline from Madhavaram to Red Hills is pending on a few stretches
- Date:
- 03/01/2009
- Source:
- Hindu (Chennai)
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Pollution board gets tough with scrap dealers
Tightening its noose around the scrap dealers operating clandestinely in the Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh (BBN) industrial area from the neighbouring the Haryana State Pollution Control Board has stepped up its drive to check their anti-environmental activities.
- Date:
- 30/12/2008
- Source:
- Tribune (New Delhi)
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Selaiyur residents allege drinking water contamination
The supply of Palar drinking water, allegedly contaminated by mixing of sewage, has affected several dozen families in East Tambaram.
- Date:
- 29/12/2008
- Source:
- Hindu (Chennai)
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Clay filters promise clean drinking water in villages
Clay filters promise clean drinking water in villages - Terafil technology to benefit Chakdoha & Chapri in Ghatshila, pilot project to encourage self-employment
Terafil technology will not only ensure clean drinking water in villages but also turn the rural people into entrepreneurs.
- Date:
- 24/12/2008
- Source:
- Telegraph (Ranchi)
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Plea to restore Kurur canal
KOCHI: The demand for cleaning up the Kurur canal in Kothamangalam, which is in a bad condition due to the dumping of garbage for several years, gained national importance after hundreds of NCC cadets from various colleges in the country staged a rally seeking immediate action to restore the canal.
- Date:
- 24/12/2008
- Source:
- New Indian Express (Kochi)
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Concrete wall to curb pollution in canal
ERODE: State Minister for Public Works Department Durai Murugan has said that the Department, to arrest pollution in Kalingarayan Canal, would construct a concrete wall on the right bank.
- Date:
- 23/12/2008
- Source:
- Hindu (Chennai)
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Concrete wall to curb pollution in Kalingarayan Canal
It will be constructed within one-and-a-half years, says Minister
ERODE: State Minister for Public Works Department Durai Murugan has said that the Department, to arrest pollution in Kalingarayan Canal, would construct a concrete wall on the right bank.
- Date:
- 22/12/2008
- Source:
- Hindu (Chennai)
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Call to stop dumping of slush in water sources
A.V.Ragunathan
CUDDALORE: The width and depth of the Paravanar have been reduced to less than half its original size owing to accumulation of silt and encroachments. This led to frequent floods, affecting lives of farmers and residents along its course.
- Date:
- 20/12/2008
- Source:
- Hindu (Chennai)
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Don’t handle pollution cases casually: Apex court
Legal Correspondent
New Delhi: Those who discharge noxious effluents into streams, rivers or any other waterbody, inflicting harm on the public health, should be dealt with strictly dehors technical objections, the Supreme Court has held.
- Date:
- 17/12/2008
- Source:
- Hindu (New Delhi)
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WRD stops flow of saline water into fields
The Water Resources department has finally managed to plug saline water from gushing to the low lying fields of Ambelim and Velim late Monday night.
Taking note of the gravity of the situation, workers deployed by the Water Resources department worked till late last night and built a wall like structure to prevent saline river water from entering inside.
- Date:
- 17/12/2008
- Source:
- Herald (Panjim)
