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Buckingham Canal to get a fresh lease of life as PWD plans to restore...
While the Buckingham Canal was once part of the national waterway network, years of pollution, encroachments and shallow depths has hampered its...
Intensified vector-control measures lowered dengue cases, claims GCC
5 Jun 2025 7:00 AM ISTOfficials say around 3,450 workers use vehicle-mounted sprayers, drones and fogging machines to prevent breeding
NGT asks Chennai Corporation to submit proposal to curb garbage in...
26 Feb 2025 3:58 PM ISTThe bench instructed the district administration of Chennai, civic body and the Water Resources Department to inform the bench whether the...
Chennai: Buckingham Canal near Napier Bridge the most polluted...
24 Feb 2025 7:00 AM ISTA study conducted by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board reveals that conductivity, chloride, total dissolved solids, sulphate and hardness levels...
Red-tapism, fund crunch keeps restoration of Buckingham Canal in limbo
9 Nov 2024 5:40 AM ISTOver several decades, restoration of the Buckingham Canal has seen many plans and changes in the policy-level, with thousands of crores allocated to...
Chennai to get new bridges; long-pending ECR-OMR link to soon become...
23 Jun 2024 7:00 AM ISTAccording to an announcement made in the State Assembly, three iron bridges will be constructed linking Venkatesapuram-Elango Nagar, Maniammai...
NGT directs TNPCB, CPCB to file responses pertaining to sewage,...
4 May 2024 1:05 PM ISTWhile hearing a suo motu case based on a newspaper report, the Principal Bench of NGT observed that the canal is clogged with plastic waste and sewage...
GCC budget: Rs 10 cr allocated for the maintenance of 8 water bodies
21 Feb 2024 10:30 PM ISTMeanwhile, several announcements were made during the budget session in the buildings department.