Plea to constitute Village Forest Council
The Hindu
MADURAIThe Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday sought response from the State government on a public interest litigation petition that sought a direction for constitution of Village For
MADURAI The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday sought response from the State government on a public interest litigation petition that sought a direction for constitution of Village Forest Council in every village to increase green cover. A Division Bench of Justices T.S. Sivagnanam and S. Ananthi ordered the notice on the PIL plea filed by T. Kannan of Pudukkottai district, the son of environmental activist Maram Thangasamy.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.