Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
In fresh protests, the Peoples Movement Against Nuclear Energy agitating against the Koodankulam nuclear plant, plans to lay siege to the Thoothukudy port Saturday. Fishing villages from Kanyakumari to Rameshwaram will send 10 boats each for the seaport blockade. Women and children will form human chains along the coast in …
The Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) will supply 1,400 MW of power per hour to Tamil Nadu by March 2013, as much as 300 MW an hour more than the present supply, said NLC CMD Surender Mohan. Addressing media persons on Friday, he said, “At present, NLC is supplying 1,100 MW …
As many as 35 houses in Ayyanadaipu village in Thoothukudi district have started receiving renewable enery with the installation of a 240W DC solar power plant. Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA), in association with Minda NexGenTech Ltd, a private company with an objective to promote the use of new …
“Heavy pollutants” emptied into canal had residents gasping Early Sunday morning residents of Kamarajar Nagar near Ginger Hotel woke up to the acrid smell of chemicals that had spread across area through a drainage canal. According to a pollution control board official, “heavy pollutants” were emptied into the canal in …
It will be implemented by Sulabh International in 150 houses A total sanitation project is to be implemented at a cost of Rs. 75 lakh at Milavittan in the district through the initiatives of Sterlite Copper here. According to a press release, bhoomi puja was performed to this effect on …
The Environmental Impact Assessment report has been prepared for the proposed 1600 MW power (2×800 MW) to be set up near a small village called Udangudi in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu by UPCL. It would be developed with super critical technology to obtain benefits under clean development mechanism (CDM Project). …
A scientific study of soil and water samples taken from the region surrounding the controversial Sterlite Industries’ copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi has revealed a startling picture of environmental poisoning. The results of analyses of the samples by a US-based Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) scientist Dr Mark Chernaik attributes …
S M Arun Thoothukudi BAN ON MINING IN TAMIRABARANI The Vaippar river will be erased from the map if sand mining continues. It should be saved as it is the worst affected } THE five-year ban on sand mining in Tamirabarani might have saved the river for now but not …
Farmers and CPI members file writ petitions pointing out that the quarries had affected drinking water resources, farm lands were becoming arid QUARRYING of sand from the bed of river Tamirabarani should be banned for five years, the Madurai Bench of the High Court ordered on Thursday. The Bench also …
WITH capacity expansion of thermal plants in the State nearing completion, power cuts will be minimised by March next year, Minister for Electricity Arcot Veerasamy said. After reviewing the progress of works on the Mettur Thermal Plant's 600 MW expansion at an outlay of `3,500 crore, the minister told reporters …
S M Arun ENS 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. Cultivation in these southern districts takes place mainly in three seasons Kar (June 15 to September …
On january 5, the Madras High Court stayed the expansion plans of Sterlite Industries for its copper smelter plant in Thoothukudi. The court stayed the project on a petition challenging the environmental clearance to the plant by the Union environment ministry, saying public hearings were not held. “Public hearings are …
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. Speaking to re por ters here, Ramasamy, a representative …
S M Arun |Thoothukudi, 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 …
The present study deals with statistical analysis of physico-chemical parameters of ground water quality in Nambiyar river basin. The quality of ground water has been assessed by using correlation coefficient (r) between all parameters. A systematic correlation and regression study showed linear relationship among different water quality parameters.
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 …
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 …
