Chennai, Feb 10 (IANS) The ambitious Rs 14,000-crore Nadanthaai Vaazhi Cauvery River restoration scheme, projected as a major ecological and irrigation lifeline for Tamil Nadu, is unlikely to begin before the upcoming Assembly elections due to administrative and financial bottlenecks, senior officials have indicated.The delay became a political flashpoint after AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami accused the DMK government of deliberately stalling the project.Speaking during the NDA…
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Chennai, Feb 5 (IANS) A worsening sewage crisis at the Velachery Lake inlet near Shastri Nagar in Adambakkam has left residents battling foul odours, polluted groundwater and a sharp rise in mosquito-borne illnesses, even as civic agencies continue to shift responsibility for stopping the contamination. Untreated sewage flowing through a storm water drain (SWD) has gradually transformed the once-clean stretch of the lake into a stagnant and unhealthy zone, triggering serious concerns about envir…
Chennai, Feb 3 (IANS) Amid mounting complaints over unchecked sewage discharge and rampant dumping of garbage into the Vaigai River, the Madurai City Corporation has submitted a special proposal worth Rs 440 crore to the Tamil Nadu government to overhaul the city’s pumping stations. The move is projected as a major step towards tackling a long-standing environmental and public health crisis affecting the historic Vaigai River. Despite multiple initiatives announced over the years, including peri…
Chennai, Jan 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu is heading into the summer months with significantly lower water reserves after a marginal dip in rainfall during the northeast monsoon, triggering concerns over drinking water availability across the state.Data from the Water Resources Department (WRD) shows that the combined storage in 90 major reservoirs stood at 146.373 thousand million cubic feet (tmcft) as on Monday, nearly 20 per cent lower than the storage recorded during the same period last year.The cu…
Chennai, Jan 20 (IANS) Representatives of 16 fishing villages in Chengalpattu district, stretching from Kanathur Reddikuppam to Kokkilimedu, have mounted a strong opposition to the proposed Kovalam-Mahabalipuram reservoir project, warning that it could erase traditional fishing livelihoods, damage fragile coastal wetlands and violate key provisions of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) framework. At a consultation meeting held at the Thiruporur Block Development Office recently, members of the fi…
Chennai, Jan 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, on Monday, laid the foundation stone for the Mamallan Reservoir Project at Nemmeli on the East Coast Road (ECR) in Chengalpattu district, marking a significant step toward strengthening water security for Chennai’s rapidly growing southern suburbs. The Rs 342.60-crore project, to be implemented by the Water Resources Department, aims to augment drinking water supply and improve long-term water management in the region. Addressing the …
Patna, Jan 7 (IANS) A high-level meeting of Chief Vigilance Officers (CVOs) from all government departments was held on Wednesday at the conference hall of the Information and Public Relations Department, chaired by Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) to the Bihar government Arvind Kumar Chaudhary.The meeting undertook a comprehensive review of pending corruption cases, online complaints received through the vigilance mechanism, and the status of prosecution sanctions against government officials.T…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 1 (IANS) A day after 1991 batch IAS officer Anu Garg took charge as the new Chief Secretary, the state government on Thursday announced a major reshuffle in the senior IAS cadre. The reshuffle marks one of the first major administrative moves under Chief Secretary Anu Garg’s leadership, signalling an active restructuring of roles for improved governance and departmental coordination.Among significant changes effected by the state government, the 1993-batch IAS Deoranjan Kumar …
Bhubaneswar, Jan 1 (IANS) In the wake of large scale ethnic violence that occurred last month in the tribal-dominated Malkangiri district, the Odisha government, on Thursday, took a series of decisions to address various grievances of the tribals in the district. The decisions were made during a high-level meeting held at the Lok Seva Bhawan under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.As per a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), it was decided that the Malkangi…
Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department has decided not to open any new river sand quarry until the conclusion of the upcoming Assembly elections, officials have confirmed. The decision comes amid administrative hurdles, political considerations, and ongoing investigations related to sand mining operations in the State. Twelve river sand quarries had been functioning under the control of the Water Resources Department. These quarries supplied sand to designated yards thro…