With the state’s groundwater crisis worsening — data showing a decline in almost every district — and the legislation meant to fix it still awaiting the governor’s nod, farmers in Tamil Nadu’s delta region are looking forward to the opening of the Mettur dam sluices on Sept 1.Piezometer readings from the State Ground and Surface…
Chennai: A pelican was seriously injured, and another one died after being attacked by unidentified miscreants at Korattur Lake in the last two days.While the first incident occurred around 9am on Saturday on the west side of the lake, the second bird was attacked at noon on Sunday on its eastern side. Residents suspect that…
Chennai: Seven years after police booked a motorcyclist over an accident, a motor accidents claims tribunal has held that he was not primarily responsible for the crash. The tribunal awarded him ₹6.6 lakh compensation, finding that the car he hit had been parked dangerously on the roadside — a violation of Section 122 of the…
The scale and impact of the disaster are such that belongings of those affected by the floods could be found hundreds of kilometres from the site of the incident. CHENNAI: Around 100 of the nearly 319 people from Tamil Nadu who travelled to Nepal remained untraceable following the flash floods there, state Information Minister A…
First incident happened around 9 am on Saturday. CHENNAI: A pelican was seriously injured and another died after being attacked by unidentified miscreants at Korattur Lake over the last two days.While the first incident occurred around 9 am on Saturday on the western side of the lake, the second bird was attacked around noon on…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthran on Saturday accused assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar of compromising the neutrality of his constitutional office by bringing his religious identity into legislative proceedings and seeking reservation benefits for a section of his community from the speaker’s chair.“The speaker’s chair is above caste and religion. By using…
Rain in Chennai | File photo Chennai: Rain activity may return next week, with a weather system over the northeast Bay of Bengal likely to create favourable winds for convective rainfall over north coastal Tamil Nadu from Sept 1.V R Durai, director of Area Cyclone Warning Centre, India Meteorological Department, said a low-pressure area has…
Tamil Nadu govt has floated a tender to procure 5.32 lakh bicycles along with helmets and water bottles for students of govt, aided and partly-aided schools across the state for this academic year | File photo Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt has floated a tender to procure 5.32 lakh bicycles, along with helmets and water bottles,…
Preventive work is aimed at minimising waterlogging Chennai: With the northeast monsoon about two months away, Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has stepped up preparedness measures across the city, allocating ₹100 crore for a slew of preventive work aimed at minimising waterlogging.The work includes desilting of 1,671km of stormwater drains at about ₹22.46 crore, establishing rainwater…
Metrowater has installed 372 of a planned 456 flow meters across its treatment plants, distribution stations and filling stations, as part of a ₹44.93 crore drive to track how much water Chennai loses before it reaches consumers Chennai: Metrowater has installed 372 of a planned 456 flow meters across its treatment plants, distribution stations and…
