Thiruvananthapuram: In a bid to resolve the extensive coastal erosion in Poonthura region, the irrigation department is all set to construct eight groynes at a cost of Rs 17.5 crore. The work has been ...

Chennai: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the state fisheries department not to proceed with constructing groynes in six coastal villages of Chengalpet district without obtaining approvals.

Groynes constructed along the Chengalpattu coast without necessary clearances, contributing to coastal erosion, will remain in place as the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ...