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Flood Warning Issued For Tamil Nadu's Theni, Adjourning Low-Lying Areas
Amid the incessant rainfall in Tamil Nadu, the authorities on Tuesday issued a flood warning for Theni district and adjourning low-lying areas.
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River Vaigai In Tamil Nadu Dries Up Due To Intense Heat-Wave
Vaigai river which flows through the towns of Theni, Andipetti and Madurai in Tamil Nadu has dried up because of intense heat-wave in the region.
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Worries Deepen For Rural Madurai As River Vaigai Shrinks
Just 30 km away from Tamil Nadu's Madurai town, 38-year-old Ramachandran can barely walk through his dying fields of maize, spread over three acres of land. Scarcity of water has left him with nothing this harvest season. His family of six is dependent on him.
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After Bizarre Thermocol Experiment, Tamil Nadu Minister Says, 'Wasn't My Idea'
Days after launching an innovative method to prevent evaporation using thermocol, which immediately drew criticism, Tamil Nadu minister Sellur K Raju said it was not his idea, it came from officials.
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Tamil Nadu Minister Uses Thermocol To Save Water. Twitter In Splits
In an attempt to conserve water in Tamil Nadu's Vaigai dam, officials of the Public Works Department came up a novel idea. It involved using thermocol sheets, worth Rs 10 lakhs, to cover a portion of the dam to curb water loss due to evaporation. Only, the execution of this experiment didn't quite go as planned.
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'Tiffin Bomb' Explodes Setting Afire Lorry In Madurai
An Improvised Explosive Device, packed in a tiffin box, exploded on Vaigai river bank here setting ablaze a stationary lorry, police said today.
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Centre Calls Meeting to Resolve Mullaperiyar Dam Issue
Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati has called a meeting of water resources ministers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala to discuss the issue of rising water level in the Mullaperiyar dam.
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Jayalalithaa orders release of water from Vaigai dam for three districts
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa yesterday issued orders to release water from Vaigai dam benefitting the Madurai, Dindigul and Sivagangai districts.
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Water to be released from Vaigai dam for irrigation
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today directed releasing water from Vaigai Dam in Theni district to benefit irrigation in three southern districts.
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Flood Warning Issued For Tamil Nadu's Theni, Adjourning Low-Lying Areas
Amid the incessant rainfall in Tamil Nadu, the authorities on Tuesday issued a flood warning for Theni district and adjourning low-lying areas.
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River Vaigai In Tamil Nadu Dries Up Due To Intense Heat-Wave
Vaigai river which flows through the towns of Theni, Andipetti and Madurai in Tamil Nadu has dried up because of intense heat-wave in the region.
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Worries Deepen For Rural Madurai As River Vaigai Shrinks
Just 30 km away from Tamil Nadu's Madurai town, 38-year-old Ramachandran can barely walk through his dying fields of maize, spread over three acres of land. Scarcity of water has left him with nothing this harvest season. His family of six is dependent on him.
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After Bizarre Thermocol Experiment, Tamil Nadu Minister Says, 'Wasn't My Idea'
Days after launching an innovative method to prevent evaporation using thermocol, which immediately drew criticism, Tamil Nadu minister Sellur K Raju said it was not his idea, it came from officials.
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Tamil Nadu Minister Uses Thermocol To Save Water. Twitter In Splits
In an attempt to conserve water in Tamil Nadu's Vaigai dam, officials of the Public Works Department came up a novel idea. It involved using thermocol sheets, worth Rs 10 lakhs, to cover a portion of the dam to curb water loss due to evaporation. Only, the execution of this experiment didn't quite go as planned.
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'Tiffin Bomb' Explodes Setting Afire Lorry In Madurai
An Improvised Explosive Device, packed in a tiffin box, exploded on Vaigai river bank here setting ablaze a stationary lorry, police said today.
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Centre Calls Meeting to Resolve Mullaperiyar Dam Issue
Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati has called a meeting of water resources ministers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala to discuss the issue of rising water level in the Mullaperiyar dam.
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Jayalalithaa orders release of water from Vaigai dam for three districts
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa yesterday issued orders to release water from Vaigai dam benefitting the Madurai, Dindigul and Sivagangai districts.
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Water to be released from Vaigai dam for irrigation
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today directed releasing water from Vaigai Dam in Theni district to benefit irrigation in three southern districts.
