People residing in flood prone residential areas in the town and those living on the banks of rivers in rural places are keeping their fingers crossed with the Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, predicting another spell of heavy rainfall in Puducherry and adjoining districts of Tamil Nadu The forecast for heavy rainfall comes at a time when people of flood prone …
Barring schools situated in flooded areas or those functioning as relief centres, other schools in Puducherry reopened on Wednesday after being closed since November 27 due to the crossing of Cyclone Fengal through the region. Apart from all government and private schools in Bahour Commune, government schools across rural Puducherry, remained closed as these places, that included vast agricultural lands, …
PUDUCHERRY: The Puducherry-Cuddalore highway remains submerged following heavy rains that caused water from Thenpennai river and irrigation channels to overflow, cutting off traffic on the Reddichavady to Mullodai stretch. “The highway was navigable when I travelled at 8:30 a.m., but by evening, floodwaters had taken over with water gushing,” Deputy Registrar Joseph Naresh S of Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and …
S. Sivakumar, wetlands scientist at Bombay Natural History Society has underscored the critical life-sustaining role of wetlands in providing a safe habitat for migratory birds and the livelihood potential for urban and rural dwellers in the emerging tourism sector of Bird watching. Speaking at a two-day programme on “Studies on the migratory birds of India and their relevance for the …
The Puducherry Pollution Control Committee has launched an outlet to provide alternative products for the banned single-use plastic items at Bahour. As per the direction of National Green Tribunal, Bahour Commune Panchayat has been declared as a single-use plastic free Commune on October 2, this year. In order to create awareness among, residents of Bahour, the committee distributed alternative materials …
