522 people evacuated
The Hindu
As many as 522 people living in low-lying areas in Manali New Town, Madhavaram Milk Depot, Sathangadu, have been shifted to safe places following heavy inflow into the Poondi reservoir in Tiruvallur d
As many as 522 people living in low-lying areas in Manali New Town, Madhavaram Milk Depot, Sathangadu, have been shifted to safe places following heavy inflow into the Poondi reservoir in Tiruvallur district.
Deputy Commissioner of Madhavaram, with the help of Greater Chennai Corporation, Revenue Department and fishermen shifted 522 people from in three police station limits to a school building. They were provided food, water and power supply facilities.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.
The Deputy Commissioner and the Election Officer for Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency M. P. Mullai Muhilan said here on Friday that over 600 staff will be involved in the counting of votes cast in the April 26 elections, at the counting centre at the National Institute of Technology – Karnataka, Surathkal, on June 4.