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

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

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

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Explained | The significance of the findings in Keeladi
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 …

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Why Tamil Nadu’s Iron Age sites are so significant
2 years, 5 months ago

Why Tamil Nadu’s Iron Age sites are so significant

Live Mint  

A few months before the pandemic put an end to all excursions, about 10,000 people lined up to tramp through the remains of an ancient township in Keeladi in southern Tamil Nadu, about 12km from Madurai. It was stunning,” recalls Tamil Nadu state archaeological officer B. Aasaithambi, who worked at the Keeladi excavation site in Sivaganga district from 2017-20. This …

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TN gets its fifth tiger reserve in Srivilliputhur - Megamalai
3 years, 10 months ago

TN gets its fifth tiger reserve in Srivilliputhur - Megamalai

The Hindu  

Srivilliputhur Megamalai Tiger Reserve is the fifth tiger reserve in Tamil Nadu. In a government order, State Forests Secretary Sandeep Saxena has declared the creation of Srivilliputhur Megamalai Tiger Reserve on Monday. With the new Srivilliputhur – Megamalai Tiger Reserve, the forests will be better protected and the Vaigai river, its tributaries will start flowing again,” says T.S. Now, tigers …

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