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73-km flood carrier channel will be completed by October-end
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73-km flood carrier channel will be completed by October-end
The linking of Tamirabharani – Karumeniyar – Nambiyar, being executed on an outlay of ₹872.45 crore to take the surplus waters to the southern regions of Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts by digging a 73-km-long flood carrier channel, will be completed before the northeast monsoon, Assembly Speaker M. Appavu has said.
Speaking to reporters here on Friday after inspecting the fourth phase of the river-linking project at Ponnakudi, Perumal Nagar, Munanjipatti and a few more areas on Friday, he said the fourth phase of the project started in August last year and would be completed before the northeast monsoon (October-end). About 80% of the work, which was started in 2008 – 2009, had been completed.
Agricultural inputs on sale for ‘kar’ season
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Since the major dams of the district have sufficient storage level now, sale of certified paddy seeds, fertilizers and pesticides for ‘kar’ season through the Agriculture Extension Centres is going on.
In a statement, Joint Director of Agriculture Gajendra Pandian said that arrangements had been made for ensuring hassle-free sale of certified paddy seeds to the farmers, who had started the preparatory works on their fields during the COVID-19-induced lockdown. The farmers can buy the seeds, fertilizers and pesticides from the Agriculture Extension Centres till noon every day.
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Sterlite Copper’s oxygen plant to resume oxygen generation shortly, says Minister
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May 17, 2021 17:12 IST
The technical snag in the plant’s ‘Cold Box’ had been rectified and the preliminary steps for heating-up of the plant had already started, Minister for Industries Thangam Thennarasu said
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The technical snag in the plant’s ‘Cold Box’ had been rectified and the preliminary steps for heating-up of the plant had already started, Minister for Industries Thangam Thennarasu said
Generation of oxygen in Sterlite Copper’s oxygen plant, where production of the life-saving gas remains hit since last Thursday night following an unexpected technical glitch, “will resume shortly”, Minister for Industries Thangam Thennarasu has said.