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Incessant rain floods Thoothukudi collectorate, disrupts public life
1 week, 1 day ago

Incessant rain floods Thoothukudi collectorate, disrupts public life

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: As heavy rainfall paralysed public life in Thoothukudi on Saturday, the district collectorate campus stood marooned making the premises inaccessible for public servants. "The water level suddenly rose as Soreespuram tank started overflowing," said one S Sahararaj, while returning from the SP office. The Uppar odai, infamous for flooding the Thoothukudi corporation areas, was brimming due to heavy rain …

Water Tank Thoothukudi Korampallam Collectorate Campus Uppar
Farmers in Dharapuram Express Concern Over Cracks on Uppar Dam Surface
2 months ago

Farmers in Dharapuram Express Concern Over Cracks on Uppar Dam Surface

New Indian Express  

Farmers in Dharapuram are concerned about cracks developing on the surface of the Uppar Dam. They urge the government to take immediate action to fix the dam and ensure its safety. The dam was renovated in 2018-19 but the works were not completed properly. The government has opened water from the Thirumurthy Dam for five days, but farmers are concerned …

Government Science Law Water Resources Tiruppur
Four of a family from Belagavi killed in road accident in Oman
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Four of a family from Belagavi killed in road accident in Oman

Hindustan Times  

Four people from the Gokak tehsil of Belagavi district were burnt alive when their electric vehicle rammed into a fuel carrier tanker in Oman, said officials familiar with the matter on Friday. Belagavi district in-charge minister Satish Jarkiholi said that the state government was in contact with Oman government through the foreign affairs ministry and have asked to handover the …

Bodies Oman Deceased Belagavi Oman Government Gokak
Tamil Nadu: Fisherman Rescues Nine People from Drowning in Uppar River
2 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Fisherman Rescues Nine People from Drowning in Uppar River

News 18  

It was a miraculous escape for nine devotees of St. Thomaiyar Church from Adaikkalapuram when they went down to the Uppar River at the confluence of the Thamirabarani river at Punnaikkayal in the Thoothukudi district to bathe and collect oysters. Meanwhile, Jeman, 37, a fisherman hailing from Punnaikkayal Russia Street, heard the ‘screams of help’ while fishing in the area. …

Punnaikkayal Jeman
Red-necked phalarope spotted in Tiruppur district
3 years, 3 months ago

Red-necked phalarope spotted in Tiruppur district

The Hindu  

Birdwatchers recently spotted a red-necked phalarope, a migratory bird that breeds in the Arctic region, at Uppar dam in Dharapuram, making it the first possible sighting of the bird in Tiruppur district. Member of the Dharapuram Nature Society R. Magesh said on Monday that he and another member Sadhasivam Dhamu visited the Uppar dam on Saturday morning for birdwatching, when …

Bird Coimbatore Phalarope Uppar Dam