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Rain in Tiruchi
1 week, 2 days ago

Rain in Tiruchi

The Hindu  

Most tanks in Ariyalur district are brimming to their capacity, thanks to the copious rain from the northeast monsoon, particularly in the second week of December. Storage in several tanks was not on the expected line until the first week of December as the district received only moderate rainfall in October and November. Moreover, the heavy rain that lashed several …

Tiruchi Heavy Rain District Tanks
Floods in Amaravathy
1 week, 3 days ago

Floods in Amaravathy

The Hindu  

With the Amaravathi in spate, the Water Resources Department on Saturday opened the Kollidam regulator and began discharging surplus water from the Upper Anicut at Mukkombu. The opening of the Kollidam regulator to discharge surplus water is the second time within six months in a year. To prevent flooding in the delta areas and the low-lying areas of Tiruchi, the …

Water Discharge Tiruchi Areas Cauvery Cusecs Surplus Water
Farmers Demand Renovation of Tail-End Stretch of Kattalai High Level Canal
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Farmers Demand Renovation of Tail-End Stretch of Kattalai High Level Canal

The Hindu  

Farmers in Karur and Tiruchi districts are demanding the renovation of the tail-end stretch of Kattalai High Level Canal (KHLC). The farmers claim that they are not getting water, despite the canal being refurbished a few years ago. They demand that the entire stretch of the canal be renovated to address this issue.

Law Agriculture Public Policy Water Resources
Nearly one lakh cusecs of water diverted in Kollidam
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Nearly one lakh cusecs of water diverted in Kollidam

The Hindu  

Nearly one lakh cubic feet per second of water was diverted into the Kollidam from Upper Anicut near Tiruchi on Thursday in the wake of heavy discharge of water into the Cauvery from Karnataka and Mettur. The heavy discharge triggered some anxious moments for the Water Resources Department as the Kollidam river bund suffered erosions at a couple of vulnerable …

Water Discharge Tiruchi Bridge Cauvery Kollidam Heavy Discharge
Water released from Mettur reaches Mukkombu
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Water released from Mettur reaches Mukkombu

The Hindu  

Water released in the Cauvery from the Stanley Reservoir in Mettur reached the Upper Anicut on the outskirts of Tiruchi on Tuesday. Tiruchi District Collector M. Pradeep Kumar has urged people living along the banks of the Cauvery and the Kollidam to move to safe places as about 75,000 to 1.25 lakh cusecs of surplus water could be discharged from …

Water Farmers Tiruchi River Cauvery Mettur Mukkombu
Work on the construction of a new bridge across the Cauvery begins
5 months, 1 week ago

Work on the construction of a new bridge across the Cauvery begins

The Hindu  

Work on constructing a new bridge across the Cauvery between Melachinthamani and Mambazha Salai, connecting Srirangam and Tiruchi city, was inaugurated on Friday. As per the plan, the old bridge will be used to cater to traffic going from Mambazha Salai while the new one will be for vehicles going in the opposite direction. The department had decided to construct …

Cauvery Old Bridge Mambazha Salai
Construction of new bridge across the Cauvery in Tiruchi set to begin soon
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Construction of new bridge across the Cauvery in Tiruchi set to begin soon

The Hindu  

The State Highways Department is all set to begin construction of a new bridge across the Cauvery, connecting Srirangam and Tiruchi city. As per the plan, the existing renovated bridge would be retained to cater to traffic coming from Mambazha Salai while the new one would be for vehicles going in the opposite direction. The department had decided to construct …

Tiruchi Bridge New Bridge
Tiruchi Corporation drills deep borewells on Cauvery bed to augment water supply
9 months, 1 week ago

Tiruchi Corporation drills deep borewells on Cauvery bed to augment water supply

The Hindu  

With a long summer ahead and the yield from the city’s main water sources dwindling, the Tiruchi City Corporation is gearing to meet the requirements over the next three or four months by sinking six additional deep borewells on the Cauvery river bed. Deep borewells are being sunk around the Kambarasampettai head works, one of the city’s main drinking water …

Corporation Cauvery Kollidam Mld Borewells Water Sources Deep Borewells
Industry welcomes Budget proposals, farmers disappointed with low allocation for districts
10 months ago

Industry welcomes Budget proposals, farmers disappointed with low allocation for districts

The Hindu  

The State Budget for 2024-25 drew a mixed response with the industry representatives largely welcoming the announcements and allocations for industrial parks in Tiruchi region. ft of land in Tiruchi, a SIPCOT industrial park at Sengipatti in Thanjavur district at an estimate of ₹120 crore; a new industrial estate dedicated to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Thiruthuraipoondi Taluk in …

Chennai Budget Tiruchi State District Park Allocation
Tiruchi Corporation to sink five additional borewells at Kambarasampettai
11 months ago

Tiruchi Corporation to sink five additional borewells at Kambarasampettai

The Hindu  

The Tiruchi City Corporation has planned to sink additional borewells near its existing collector wells at Kambarasampettai on the Cauvery river bed to meet drinking water requirements of the city during summer. A senior Corporation official told The Hindu that although the city administration was well equipped to meet its daily drinking water requirements, it has been taking steps to …

Water Supply Drinking Wells Tiruchi City Mld City Corporation Kambarasampettai
Officials on their toes as Cauvery and Kollidam on spate yet again
2 years, 2 months ago

Officials on their toes as Cauvery and Kollidam on spate yet again

The Hindu  

With the Cauvery and Kollidam rivers in spate yet again this year, an alert has been sounded along the river courses in Tiruchi and delta districts downstream. Officials in Tiruchi ordered closure of bathing ghats along the rivers and their branch channels, while safe shelters have been kept in readiness in tail-end areas of Kollidam river in Mayiladuthurai district. Apart …

Cauvery River Water Flood Tiruchi Officials Heavy Cusecs
Rescue teams ready following heavy flow in Cauvery, Kollidam
2 years, 4 months ago

Rescue teams ready following heavy flow in Cauvery, Kollidam

The Hindu  

The Tiruchi Rural Police authorities have readied rescue teams comprising police personnel trained in disaster management in four sub divisions falling under their limits to carry out rescue operations as and when necessary in the wake of heavy water discharge in the Cauvery and Kollidam rivers. Teams from the State Disaster Response Force and the National Disaster Response Force have …

Rescue Team Teams Tiruchi River Rescue Teams Cauvery
Many areas still under knee-deep water in Tiruchi city
3 years, 1 month ago

Many areas still under knee-deep water in Tiruchi city

The Hindu  

Though the inflow in Koraiyar came down on Tuesday, several low-lying areas in the city continued to remain inundated for the second consecutive day on Tuesday. Nevertheless, low-lying areas, including Linga Nagar, Fathima Nagar, Aravind Nagar and Selvam Nagar, remained inundated with knee to waist-deep water as the water was not receding quickly. Nagar, one of the affected areas of …

Water Tiruchi Resident Areas Nagar Koraiyar
Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections | Electorate in Sulur looking for development
3 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections | Electorate in Sulur looking for development

The Hindu  

Sulur constituency, which also includes parts of Tiruppur district such as Samalapuram, is electing its fourth MLA this time. Though two major highways namely Salem-Kochi highway and Tiruchi Road pass through the constituency, people feel that many areas in the constituency require development. According to C. Palanisamy, president of Coimbatore and Tiruppur District Job Working Powerloom Unit Owners’ Association, “nearly …

Constituency Tiruppur Coimbatore Tank Dmk Salem Sulur