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1 day, 22 hours ago

Water level in Big Tank reaches six feet, thanks to northeast monsoon

With the continuous wet spell, the water level in Big Tank in Ramanathapuram district is likely to cross six feet to reach its maximum storage level of seven feet, according to officials. As the northeast monsoon delivered abundant rainfall in the past two weeks, most of the water bodies in the district reached their maximum level. Usually, the tank gets …

Water Tank Water Level Big Tank

1 week, 1 day ago

Rain for three days increases storage in Mullaperiyar dam by about 10 feet, says Minister

The Hindu

In just three days of rainfall, the storage level in Mullaperiyar dam had increased by about 10 feet, said Rural Development Minister I Periasamy here on Sunday. “If the same trend continued for the next six or seven days, the Vaigai dam may reach its maximum level of 71 feet,” he added. The people were safe largely during the rains, …

Dam Mullaperiyar Dam Vaigai

1 week, 2 days ago

HC initiates suo motu proceedings on pollution of Vaigai river in five districts

The Hindu

After expressing concern earlier this week over Tamirabharani river being polluted right from the source, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday initiated suo motu proceedings, taking cognisance of news reports, on pollution of the Vaigai. Swaminathan and B. Pugalendhi ordered notices to the District Collectors of Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Ramanathapuram and Sivaganga districts, Madurai Corporation Commissioner, …

Foundation Madurai River Vaigai Vaigai River

1 month, 1 week ago

Vaigai water contaminated, unfit for human consumption: Study

New Indian Express

MADURAI: Recent research by the Madurai Nature Cultural Foundation has revealed a dire situation: the Vaigai, a vital water source and cultural symbol, is heavily polluted and unfit for human consumption. "Storks are highly sensitive to water quality, and their dwindling numbers are a clear indication of the river's deteriorating health." The foundation's research, conducted by ornithologist N Raveendran, botanist …

Water Quality Species Madurai Class River Vaigai Water Tamilthasan

1 month, 3 weeks ago

1,690 tonnes of garbage lifted in three days from 100 wards in Madurai city; Commissioner imposes fine of ₹50,000 for dumping meat waste along Vaigai

The Hindu

In a mega exercise, the Madurai Corporation had lifted 1,690 tonnes of garbage in the last three days on account of Deepavali celebrations, said Commissioner C. Dinesh Kumar on Friday. The health wing officials had roped in 4,051 conservancy workers and spread them across 100 wards within the city and peripheries. According to the health officials, on October 30, they …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers to be permitted to lift alluvial soil from Vaigai dam, says Theni Collector

The Hindu

The long-pending demand to allow lifting of alluvial soil from the Vaigai reservoir has finally been given an approval. She said 170 tiny and small tanks in the district had been identified, from which farmers would be allowed to lift soil free of cost. The Collector said two direct procurement centres would be opened at Vadugapatti and Genguvarpatti in the …

Farmers District Collector

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Madras High Court seeks report on Cauvery link canal project

New Indian Express

MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court directed the engineer-in-chief of the water resources department in Chennai to appear before the court, either in person or via video conference, to inform about the status of the Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar Link Canal Project. A division bench of Justices R Suresh Kumar and G Arul Murugan was hearing a petition filed by …

Court Project Cauvery Vaigai South Vellar

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Water from Vaigai dam to be released on July 3 to irrigate first crops in Madurai, Dindigul districts

The Hindu

Water from Vaigai dam to irrigate the first crop across 45,041 acres of land under the double crop area in Madurai and Dindigul districts, will be released from July 3. As per norms, water to irrigate the first crop in these two districts can be released from the Vaigai dam any time after May 31, as and when the combined …

Water Dam Periyar Vaigai Vaigai Dam

8 months ago

Chithirai festival | Sea of devotees gather at Madurai’s Vaigai river for glimpse of Lord Kallazhagar

The Hindu

Thousands of devotees descended on the Vaigai riverbed in Madurai, early on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, and waited for hours to witness the annual ritual of Lord Kallazhagar entering the river as part of the Chithirai festival. The grand event saw devotees splashing about and dancing in the river, with a section of young people even throwing footwear and water …

Devotees Lord River Vaigai Lord Kallazhagar Kallazhagar Vaigai River

9 months, 1 week ago

Madurai Chithirai festival to kick off with flag hoisting on April 12

New Indian Express

MADURAI: The dates of the upcoming Chithirai festival at Meenakshi temple and Kallalagar temple were announced by the temple authorities on Wednesday. The festival is set to kick off by April 12 this year, with a flag hoisting ceremony at the Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, followed by major festivals, including the celestial wedding of deities Meenakshi and Sundareswarar and drawing …

Festival Temple Flag Hoisting Chithirai 12 Madurai Kallalagar Meenakshi Sundareswarar

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Madurai Mayor presents ₹5.84 crore surplus budget

The Hindu

Madurai Mayor Indrani Pon Vasanth presented a surplus budget of ₹5.84 crore at the Madurai Corporation’s headquarters, Anna Maaligai, on Monday, March 4, 2024. With numerous projects underway across all 100 wards, the Mayor said that the civic body had received funds from the Union and State governments as borrowings and subsidies among others. Ms. Pon Vasanth said there were …

Work City Madurai Mayor Crore Corporation Wards

1 year ago

Vaigai flooded for the second day, water released through canals in Ramanathapuram

New Indian Express

MADURAI: As the Vaigai river entered its second consecutive day of flooding due to incessant rainfall in Madurai district, the public works department cleared the water hyacinths that obstructed the flow of water released to irrigate 67, 837 acres of farmland in Ramanathapuram on Saturday. Following significant rain, the Vaigai River received an inflow of nearly 5,500 cusecs of water. …

Water Madurai River Wrd Vaigai Ramanathapuram

1 year, 1 month ago

Vaigai water released for first time this year, not all happy

New Indian Express

THENI/MADURAI: Ministers I Periyasamy and P Moorthy released water from Vaigai Dam on Friday for the first time this year, in the presence of Madurai district collector MS Sangeetha, Theni district collector RV Shajeevana and Dindigul district collector MN Poongodi. The released water would be used to irrigate 45,041 acres of agricultural land, which depends on Periyar canal irrigation in …

Water Farmers Crop Madurai Season Acres Melur

1 year, 1 month ago

Vaigai dam reaches full capacity, farmers seek water release for agriculture

New Indian Express

MADURAI: Following incessant rain in its catchment areas, the storage levels of Vaigai dam are close to its full capacity. Even though two months have passed since the second crop has started, water has not been released from the dam as the available water would not be sufficient for both single and dual crops. Kurunji Kumaran, a single crop season …

Water Farmers Crop Dam Release Vaigai Dam Single Crop Farmers

1 year, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Local seek action to clear water hyacinths in Vaigai River

New Indian Express

MADURAI: The uncleared water hyacinths in the Vaigai River near the Arapalayam - Thathaneri bridge have been affecting the environment and creating a haphazard situation in the locality, said the activists and environmentalists in the district. The first sight that emerges when one visits the Vaigai River near Arapalayam is the sprawling bed of water hyacinths over the water. The …

Water Clear River Water Hyacinths Vaigai River Hyacinths

1 year, 3 months ago

Farmers await rain to start Samba season in MaduraiFarmers await rain to start Samba season in Madurai

New Indian Express

Thousands of farmers rely on the Vaigai River for irrigation in Madurai and Ramanathapuram districts. Samba season works usually start by August-September in areas that are directly irrigated by Vaigai water. As the water has not been released for the season, farmers in these areas are playing the waiting game while farmers in rain-fed areas have started final preparation works. …

Water Season Paddy Cultivation Released Samba Samba Season Vaigai

1 year, 3 months ago

Dip in Vaigai causes water woes in Madurai

New Indian Express

"Vaigai one and two schemes provide 118.6 MLD and the remaining are from other sources. Since Vaigai river has not flown for a couple of months, many of the water sources have dipped. Praveen Kumar, city corporation commissioner, told TNIE, "We have decided to approach Theni district collector for releasing water in Vaigai river as it would improve the flow. …

Water Mld Vaigai

1 year, 4 months ago

Tamil Nadu farmers await water release in Vaigai river for beginning Samba works

New Indian Express

MADURAI: With just a few weeks remaining before the commencement of the Samba paddy cultivation season, farmers are still hesitant in engaging in preparatory works in Madurai. Accordingly, considering the low storage, water was not released for the first crop from the dam, which greatly affected the Kuruvai season earlier this year, sources said, adding that this has triggered fear …

Farmers Crop Dam Madurai Season Paddy Cultivation Release

1 year, 5 months ago

Metro rail to come up in Madurai's Thirumangalam-Othakadai stretch first at Rs 8,500 crore

New Indian Express

MADURAI: The metro rail project in Madurai city will first be implemented between Thirumangalam and Othakadai, said Chennai Metro Rail Project Director T Arjunan on Tuesday. A team led by Arjunan inspected various places in the district and said the Thirumangalam-Othakadai 31-km stretch will be constructed at a cost of Rs 8,500 crore. Addressing media persons, Arjunan said they would …

Metro Madurai Metro Rail Thirumangalam Othakadai

1 year, 6 months ago

Madurai corporation clears invasive plants from Vaigai river

New Indian Express

MADURAI: While the city corporation is taking measures towards cleaning invasive plants and garbage from the Vaigai river, activists from Madurai alleged that such an action is being taken up by the city corporation only once in a blue moon, and added that periodical action has to be taken towards protecting the Vaigai river from pollutants. Considering its effect on …

Madurai Corporation River Vaigai Vaigai River Invasive Plants

1 year, 7 months ago

Chithirai festival at Madurai | Thousands of devotees witness Lord Kallazhagar’s entry into Vaigai river

The Hindu

Amidst much fanfare and cheer, lakhs of devotees congregated on the banks of the Vaigai river to witness the holy ritual of Lord Kallazhagar entering the river, at Alwarpuram in Madurai, early on Friday, May 5. Thousands of devotees congregated on #Vaigai riverbed as Lord Kallazhagar entered river Vaigai in #Madurai as part of #ChithiraiFestival, early on Friday. The idol …

Devotees Madurai River Vaigai Lord Kallazhagar Vaigai River Chithirai

1 year, 8 months ago

Madras HC imposes Rs 10K cost on Madurai corporation commissioner

New Indian Express

MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently imposed a Rs 10,000 cost on the Madurai corporation commissioner for the corporation's failure in providing a proper response to a petition filed by a man, in 2014, alleging that his land was illegally taken by the civic body for laying road under the Vaigai river scheme. Justice B Pugalendhi, …

Land Madurai Petition His Land Corporation Commissioner

1 year, 10 months ago

Explained | The significance of the findings in Keeladi

The Hindu

The story so far: Keeladi is a tiny hamlet in the Sivaganga district in south Tamil Nadu. The excavations here from 2015 prove that an urban civilisation existed in Tamil Nadu in the Sangam age on the banks of the Vaigai river. The Sangam age is a period of history in ancient Tamil Nadu which was believed to be from …

Tamil Nadu Age Tamil Madurai Nadu Century Bce

1 year, 10 months ago

Kaveri, Vaigai, Nilgiri... tunnel boring machines at Chennai Metro Rail sites named after mountains and rivers

The Hindu

A few days ago, “Kaveri” set off to bore the earth from Greenways Road to Adyar Junction to create a tunnel where a train will zip through in a few years down the line. From Kaveri to Vaigai, Nilgiri to Melagiri, tunnel boring machines deployed in different parts of the city to build underground network for the 118.9-km Chennai Metro …

Machines Tunnel Nilgiri Kaveri Vaigai Tunnel Boring Machines

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Water level in Big Tank reaches six feet, thanks to northeast monsoon

Rain for three days increases storage in Mullaperiyar dam by about 10 feet, says Minister

HC initiates suo motu proceedings on pollution of Vaigai river in five districts

Vaigai water contaminated, unfit for human consumption: Study

1,690 tonnes of garbage lifted in three days from 100 wards in Madurai city; Commissioner imposes fine of ₹50,000 for dumping meat waste along Vaigai

Farmers to be permitted to lift alluvial soil from Vaigai dam, says Theni Collector

Madras High Court seeks report on Cauvery link canal project

Water from Vaigai dam to be released on July 3 to irrigate first crops in Madurai, Dindigul districts

Chithirai festival | Sea of devotees gather at Madurai’s Vaigai river for glimpse of Lord Kallazhagar

Madurai Chithirai festival to kick off with flag hoisting on April 12

Madurai Mayor presents ₹5.84 crore surplus budget

Vaigai flooded for the second day, water released through canals in Ramanathapuram

Vaigai water released for first time this year, not all happy

Vaigai dam reaches full capacity, farmers seek water release for agriculture

Tamil Nadu: Local seek action to clear water hyacinths in Vaigai River

Farmers await rain to start Samba season in MaduraiFarmers await rain to start Samba season in Madurai

Dip in Vaigai causes water woes in Madurai

Tamil Nadu farmers await water release in Vaigai river for beginning Samba works

Metro rail to come up in Madurai's Thirumangalam-Othakadai stretch first at Rs 8,500 crore

Madurai corporation clears invasive plants from Vaigai river

Chithirai festival at Madurai | Thousands of devotees witness Lord Kallazhagar’s entry into Vaigai river

Madras HC imposes Rs 10K cost on Madurai corporation commissioner

Explained | The significance of the findings in Keeladi

Kaveri, Vaigai, Nilgiri... tunnel boring machines at Chennai Metro Rail sites named after mountains and rivers