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Supreme Court Rejects Tamil Nadu's Plea for More Cauvery Water Amid Drought Concerns
Supreme Court refused to interfere with CWMA's order to release 5,000 cusecs of water from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu.
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IIT Madras Researchers Propose Flood, Drought Mitigation Project For Tamil Nadu Village
A proposal for this project has been submitted to the Tirunelveli District Administration, which had requested IIT Madras to study this phenomenon.
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How Chennai, Among World's Wettest Cities, Ran Out of Water
Climate change is bringing rising sea levels and increased flooding to some cities around the world and drought and water shortages to others. For the 11 million inhabitants of Chennai, it's both.
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Worsening Drought Forcing Chennai Doctors to Buy Water for Surgeries
Along with other doctors in Indian cities facing unprecedented water shortages, T.N. Ravisankar in Chennai is praying for rain-and soon.
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Amid Chennai Water Crisis, Work Begins On Desalination Plant 6 Years Late
After a delay of six years, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami led the ground-breaking ceremony for an additional desalination plant at Nemmeli, in the outskirts of Chennai, on Thursday. This comes at the height of the worst drought Chennai has seen in decades.
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Chennai's Piped Water Supply Cut By 40 Per Cent Amid Severe Water Crisis
Two years after Chennai suffered the worst drought in 140 years, the capital city of Tamil Nadu is once again parched, facing an acute water crisis with a 40 per cent cut in piped water supply.
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Centre Issues Drought Advisory To 6 States As Water Level In Dams Dips
With water storage in dams dropping to a "critical" level, the Centre has issued a "drought advisory" to Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu, asking them to use water judiciously.
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Amid Cauvery Row, Farmers In Parched Tamil Nadu Are Worried About Future
A year after Tamil Nadu witnessed its worst drought in 140 years, large stretches of farmlands have turned barren in Nagapattinam district, the tail end of Tamil Nadu's delta region.
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Tamil Nadu Celebrates Pongal After Recent Good Rains For Farmers
Festivity and cheer largely marked Pongal celebrations across Tamil Nadu today. Recent good rains across the southern state have brought relief for farmers who suffered drought last year
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Widowed Women Without Land Face Brunt Of Drought In Tamil Nadu
NAGAPATTINAM: Last year farmer Veeramani leased a modest plot of land from his village temple to grow rice. He borrowed Rs 40,000 to prepare the field before the rains. Then the rains failed. Veeramani, 31, was so distressed he suffered a massive heart attack on his field and died, leaving behind his wife, Kavita, and two young daughters. He also l...
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Battling Century's Worst Drought, Tamil Nadu Farmers Revive Traditional Grains
THIRUTHURAIPOONDI, TAMIL NADU: For Nel Jayaraman, the realisation that hybrid seeds, chemical fertilisers and pesticides were making farmers more vulnerable to extreme weather came slowly. In fields near the town of Thiruthuraipoondi in Tamil Nadu, Mr Jayaraman saw yields falling and farmers’ debt rising as their reliance on modern seeds and pes...
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This School's Students Are Planting Water-Saving Grass In A Thirsty State
While Tamil Nadu is in the grip of drought, students in Lawrence School, Ooty, are restoring grasslands by planting a certain species of grass that are known to help improve the groundwater table. However, some exotic trees that consume a lot of water will have to be removed
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Crowdfunding Restores Ponds In Drought-Hit Tamil Nadu
The worst drought in more than a century in Tamil Nadu has led to protests, farmer suicides, and clashes at the water taps as reservoirs and lakes dry up in the searing heat.
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Tamil Nadu Farmers Beat Themselves To Protest MLAs' Salary Hike
Tamil Nadu farmers rallying in New Delhi to demand loan waiver and drought relief package on Thursday beat themselves with flip-flops to protest the almost two-fold salary hikes state legislators have given themselves.
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'Loan Waiver Only For Small Farmers,' Says Supreme Court As It Sets Aside High Court Order
In a setback to big farmers in Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court today stayed an order by the Madras High Court that directed the state government to waive loans of all farmers who incurred losses during the drought in the state.
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Supreme Court Rejects Tamil Nadu's Plea for More Cauvery Water Amid Drought Concerns
Supreme Court refused to interfere with CWMA's order to release 5,000 cusecs of water from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu.
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IIT Madras Researchers Propose Flood, Drought Mitigation Project For Tamil Nadu Village
A proposal for this project has been submitted to the Tirunelveli District Administration, which had requested IIT Madras to study this phenomenon.
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How Chennai, Among World's Wettest Cities, Ran Out of Water
Climate change is bringing rising sea levels and increased flooding to some cities around the world and drought and water shortages to others. For the 11 million inhabitants of Chennai, it's both.
-
Worsening Drought Forcing Chennai Doctors to Buy Water for Surgeries
Along with other doctors in Indian cities facing unprecedented water shortages, T.N. Ravisankar in Chennai is praying for rain-and soon.
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Amid Chennai Water Crisis, Work Begins On Desalination Plant 6 Years Late
After a delay of six years, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami led the ground-breaking ceremony for an additional desalination plant at Nemmeli, in the outskirts of Chennai, on Thursday. This comes at the height of the worst drought Chennai has seen in decades.
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Chennai's Piped Water Supply Cut By 40 Per Cent Amid Severe Water Crisis
Two years after Chennai suffered the worst drought in 140 years, the capital city of Tamil Nadu is once again parched, facing an acute water crisis with a 40 per cent cut in piped water supply.
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Centre Issues Drought Advisory To 6 States As Water Level In Dams Dips
With water storage in dams dropping to a "critical" level, the Centre has issued a "drought advisory" to Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu, asking them to use water judiciously.
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Amid Cauvery Row, Farmers In Parched Tamil Nadu Are Worried About Future
A year after Tamil Nadu witnessed its worst drought in 140 years, large stretches of farmlands have turned barren in Nagapattinam district, the tail end of Tamil Nadu's delta region.
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Tamil Nadu Celebrates Pongal After Recent Good Rains For Farmers
Festivity and cheer largely marked Pongal celebrations across Tamil Nadu today. Recent good rains across the southern state have brought relief for farmers who suffered drought last year
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Widowed Women Without Land Face Brunt Of Drought In Tamil Nadu
NAGAPATTINAM: Last year farmer Veeramani leased a modest plot of land from his village temple to grow rice. He borrowed Rs 40,000 to prepare the field before the rains. Then the rains failed. Veeramani, 31, was so distressed he suffered a massive heart attack on his field and died, leaving behind his wife, Kavita, and two young daughters. He also l...
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Battling Century's Worst Drought, Tamil Nadu Farmers Revive Traditional Grains
THIRUTHURAIPOONDI, TAMIL NADU: For Nel Jayaraman, the realisation that hybrid seeds, chemical fertilisers and pesticides were making farmers more vulnerable to extreme weather came slowly. In fields near the town of Thiruthuraipoondi in Tamil Nadu, Mr Jayaraman saw yields falling and farmers’ debt rising as their reliance on modern seeds and pes...
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This School's Students Are Planting Water-Saving Grass In A Thirsty State
While Tamil Nadu is in the grip of drought, students in Lawrence School, Ooty, are restoring grasslands by planting a certain species of grass that are known to help improve the groundwater table. However, some exotic trees that consume a lot of water will have to be removed
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Crowdfunding Restores Ponds In Drought-Hit Tamil Nadu
The worst drought in more than a century in Tamil Nadu has led to protests, farmer suicides, and clashes at the water taps as reservoirs and lakes dry up in the searing heat.
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Tamil Nadu Farmers Beat Themselves To Protest MLAs' Salary Hike
Tamil Nadu farmers rallying in New Delhi to demand loan waiver and drought relief package on Thursday beat themselves with flip-flops to protest the almost two-fold salary hikes state legislators have given themselves.
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'Loan Waiver Only For Small Farmers,' Says Supreme Court As It Sets Aside High Court Order
In a setback to big farmers in Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court today stayed an order by the Madras High Court that directed the state government to waive loans of all farmers who incurred losses during the drought in the state.
