CUDDALORE: Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister MRK Panneerselvam inspected flood-affected areas in Kattumannarkoil and Kumaratchi regions and interacted with the farmers on Saturday. The minister reviewed the water discharge levels from the Velliyankal regulator near Lalpet, Kattumannarkoil, along with Public Works Department senior officials. Cuddalore District Collector Sibi Adhithya Senthil Kumar, MLA M Sinthanaiselvan, Chidambaram with PWD officials Ghandharuban and …
Pattali Makkal Katchi president Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday urged the Tamil Nadu government to immediately release water from the Veeranam lake near Kattumannarkoil in Cuddalore district to help farmers irrigate their Samba paddy crop. In a statement, Dr. Anbumani said farmers in Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Kattumannarkoil, and surrounding villages had raised paddy during the ongoing Samba season in over 44,854 acres …
The supply of water from the Veeranam tank in Kattumannarkovil in Cuddalore district to Chennai was stalled from Wednesday, Februray 28, 2024 onwards, owing to dead storage. The Veeranam tank is one of the main drinking water sources for Chennai and irrigates about 45,000 acres of agricultural land in Bhuvanagiri, Kumaratchi, Parangipettai, Keerapalayam and Kattumannarkovil blocks in Cuddalore district. Supply …
Ponniyin Selvan has raked in ₹500+ crores at the box office. This January, she will be part of a 55-member group exploring places like Thanjavur, Kadambur and Pazhiyarai — on her Cannondale Quick 5 cycle — for a three-day ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ trail put together by Cycling Yogis and the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation. With the Ponniyin Selvan trail, there’s …
The Kalki Group on Wednesday announced a travel documentary titled “Paraak Paraak”, a production based on writer and journalist Kalki R. Krishnamurthy’s magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan. Announcing this at a press conference here, Group CEO and Editor Lakshmi Natarajan said that the launch was timed to coincide with the festival of Aadi Perukku, which also is the day the historic …