Protest against proposed acquisition of land for road widening
The Hindu
RamanathapuramScores of villagers from Pamban village panchayat staged a demonstration at Pamban on Wednesday protesting against the proposed acquisition of land in their village for widening the Rama
Ramanathapuram
Scores of villagers from Pamban village panchayat staged a demonstration at Pamban on Wednesday protesting against the proposed acquisition of land in their village for widening the Ramanathapuram-Rameswaram highway.
The villagers said that acquiring their houses and land for the proposed four-way project would badly hit their livelihood.

Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat has rolled out digital mode of water bill generation and collection in 23 gram panchayats on a pilot basis for the first time in Karnataka. This is set to be extended to the remaining 200 panchayats shortly, according to the Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Narwade Vinayak Karbhari.

Microplastics, especially nylon fibres, are present in Chennai’s beach sediments in relatively low abundance, but low overall microplastic abundance does not necessarily imply low ecological risk. Even small particles can cause long-term ecological damage by affecting marine life, moving up the food chain, and eventually impacting human health through contaminated seafood.











