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CM Stalin Reviews Relief Operations Amid Heavy Rains
1 week, 3 days ago

CM Stalin Reviews Relief Operations Amid Heavy Rains

Deccan Chronicle  

Stalin visited the State Emergency Operations Centre at Ezhilagam to review the situation with the district collectors and other senior officers through video conference and also to instruct them to ensure that no big loss happened to the people because of the rains. Apart from the three southern districts, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai and Chengalpattu districts also witnessed heavy downpours …

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54 cm rainfall recorded in Tirunelveli, Chennai dams open flood gates
1 week, 4 days ago

54 cm rainfall recorded in Tirunelveli, Chennai dams open flood gates

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has experienced unprecedented rainfall over the past 24 hours, leading to significant water accumulation in major reservoirs and prompting flood alerts in several regions. The state witnessed heavy downpours, with Tenkasi's Ayikudi recording over 30 cm of rainfall, propelling the district from a deficit to an excess in the northeast monsoon season. In Tirunelveli district, Oothu received …

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Flood alert issued as Tamil Nadu's Poondi reservoir nears full capacity
1 week, 5 days ago

Flood alert issued as Tamil Nadu's Poondi reservoir nears full capacity

India Today  

Heavy rain in Chennai and surrounding districts has filled reservoirs to their maximum levels, prompting authorities to issue a flood alert. The Water Resources Department has released 1,000 cucuses of water from the Poondi reservoir into the Kosasthalaiyar River as a precaution. On Thursday morning, Poondi reservoir’s water level stood at 34.05 feet, just one foot shy of its full …

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Five men from Chennai washed away in Kollidam river, three bodies fished out
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Five men from Chennai washed away in Kollidam river, three bodies fished out

New Indian Express  

THANJAVUR: Five pilgrims from Chennai who arrived to participate in the solemn car procession of the Poondi Madha Basilica in Thanjavur district were washed away in the Kollidam while taking bath on Sunday. Sources say a group of 17 people from Chennai went on a pilgrimage in a van to Velankanni and the Poondi Madha Basilica. After visiting the church …

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Chennai gets about 10 tmc ft under the proposed Godavari–Cauvery link project
6 months ago

Chennai gets about 10 tmc ft under the proposed Godavari–Cauvery link project

The Hindu  

Chennai has been allocated about 10 thousand million cubic feet under the proposed Godavari–Cauvery link project for drinking water and industrial requirements. The National Water Development Agency, which has been holding discussions with States concerned on the link project, has proposed to divert 148 tmc ft of water from the Godavari river initially. The off-take point for Chennai from the …

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From the pages of The Hindu, June 13, 1974: Corpn. call to citizens to sink filter points
6 months, 1 week ago

From the pages of The Hindu, June 13, 1974: Corpn. call to citizens to sink filter points

The Hindu  

Madras, June 13: With a further fall in the level of the Red Hills lake owing to paucity of rains, the Madras Corporation authorities have advised the citizens to sink filter points, whereever possible, to augment supply and reduce consumption of water to the barest minimum for purposes other than drinking. The level at the Red Hills on June 11 …

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Vellingiri hills trekking: Forest Department takes measures to reduce pollution during ongoing pilgrimage season
10 months ago

Vellingiri hills trekking: Forest Department takes measures to reduce pollution during ongoing pilgrimage season

The Hindu  

The Forest Department has taken various measures to reduce pollution in the Vellingiri hills, an ecologically significant hill ranges of the Western Ghats near Coimbatore that devotees trek to worship Lord Shiva in self-manifested form, during the ongoing pilgrimage season. The main focus of the department is to prevent pilgrims from littering plastic products, namely water bottles, plastic covers of …

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Forest Department starts removing clothes dumped by pilgrims from Vellingiri Hills, requests HR&CE to regulate practice
1 year, 7 months ago

Forest Department starts removing clothes dumped by pilgrims from Vellingiri Hills, requests HR&CE to regulate practice

The Hindu  

The Forest Department on Tuesday started efforts to remove a large volume of clothes discarded by people who trek the Vellingiri Hills after taking a dip in the Andisunai stream. He said the Forest Department would issue a notice to the HR&CE Department, requesting it to take steps to regulate the practice of dumping clothes and other waste materials by …

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Non-customary practice of dumping clothes by pilgrims pollutes Vellingiri Hills
1 year, 7 months ago

Non-customary practice of dumping clothes by pilgrims pollutes Vellingiri Hills

The Hindu  

The practice of pilgrims abandoning their clothes after taking a bath in the Andisunai stream in the Vellingiri Hills in the Coimbatore district is polluting the reserve forest which is part of the ecologically-important Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. The dumping - a non-customary practice - continues despite the advice made by the frontline staff of the Forest Department stationed at a …

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Forest Department yet to decide on early trekking season at Vellingiri hills in Coimbatore this year
1 year, 10 months ago

Forest Department yet to decide on early trekking season at Vellingiri hills in Coimbatore this year

The Hindu  

With Maha Shivaratri falling on February 18 this year, devotees have urged the Forest Department to announce an early pilgrimage season at the Vellingiri hills in Coimbatore district. Generally, pilgrims are allowed to trek the hills, which is located in Boluvampatti forest range of the Coimbatore Forest Division, only during the months of March and April in a year. On …

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Check dam to come up across Sholingur branch channel in Tiruvallur district
2 years, 5 months ago

Check dam to come up across Sholingur branch channel in Tiruvallur district

The Hindu  

The Water Resources Department plans to build a check dam across Sholingur branch channel at Parabayangarapuram, about 40 km upstream of Poondi reservoir. The department has proposed to construct a check dam with regulator near Parabayangarapuram village in R.K. Pet taluk of Tiruvallur district. The department has been engaged in various water conservation projects in the upstream portion of the …

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‘No place to store water’: TN asks A.P. to suspend supply of Krishna water to Chennai from July 1
2 years, 5 months ago

‘No place to store water’: TN asks A.P. to suspend supply of Krishna water to Chennai from July 1

The Hindu  

The Water Resources Department has written to the Andhra Pradesh government to suspend Krishna water supply from the Kandaleru reservoir from July 1 as two city reservoirs are filled up. of Krishna water released from Kandaleru reservoir in Andhra Pradesh since May 8. However, the department has urged the Andhra Pradesh authorities to suspend Krishna water release temporarily as the …

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Chennai grapples with traffic diversions as roads, subways brim with rain water
3 years ago

Chennai grapples with traffic diversions as roads, subways brim with rain water

India Today  

Amid continuing rains, residents of Chennai and suburbs are grappling with inundation with many roads and subways being closed for traffic, while surplus water continues to be released from reservoirs. Roads and bylanes in the city and suburban neighbourhoods, including Rajamannar Salai in KK Nagar brimmed with flood water, while subways, including the Madley and Rangarajapuram, were closed for traffic. …

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Chennai grapples with traffic diversions as roads, subways brim with rain water
3 years ago

Chennai grapples with traffic diversions as roads, subways brim with rain water

India TV News  

Amid continuing rains, residents of Chennai and suburbs are grappling with inundation with many roads and subways being closed for traffic, while surplus water continued to be released from reservoirs. Traffic was closed from Vani Mahal to Benz Park Hotel points and diverted towards Habibullah Road and Raghavaiah road. To facilitate work to drain water at Anna Main Road in …

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Depression triggers severe rains over Chennai
3 years, 1 month ago

Depression triggers severe rains over Chennai

The Hindu  

Severe rainfall pounded several parts of the city and its neighbourhood on early hours of Thursday, November 11, 2021, as the depression over southwest Bay of Bengal moved towards TN coast. As torrential downpour continued through Wednesday night, several weather stations in and around the city recorded a very heavy rainfall till 5.30 a.m. Ennore port, MRC Nagar and Nungambakkam, …

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Pounding rain keeps Chennai on alert
3 years, 1 month ago

Pounding rain keeps Chennai on alert

The Hindu  

Heavy overnight rain led to flooding in several areas of Chennai on Sunday. In pictures | Heavy showers batter Chennai, roads inundated Following rain in the catchment areas leading to heavy inflows, the State Government gradually began releasing surplus water from reservoirs around Chennai including Poondi and Chembarambakkam. While Chennai received over 20 cm of rainfall, 10 districts including Karur, …

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Chennai rains update: Flood alert sounded after three reservoirs opened, Stalin visits affected areas
3 years, 1 month ago

Chennai rains update: Flood alert sounded after three reservoirs opened, Stalin visits affected areas

Live Mint  

Chennai and its suburban areas received heavy rains overnight leading to all-around water-logging and traffic snarls on Sunday. Following this, authorities sounded a preliminary flood alert as three city reservoirs were opened in a phased manner to release surplus water. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin inspected several inundated areas, including Perambur Barracks road, Otteri bridge, and Padi, with top …

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Heavy rains in Chennai and suburbs, flood alert issued
3 years, 2 months ago

Heavy rains in Chennai and suburbs, flood alert issued

India TV News  

The Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department on Sunday issued a flood alert in Chennai suburbs following heavy rains and as the Poondi or Sathyamurthy Sagar Reservoir, which is the main drinking water source for Chennai, is expected to reach its full capacity. According to a Department statement, the Poondi dam has a storage level height of 35 feet and with …

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