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No Bridge On Tamil Nadu River, Children Cross It On Foot To Reach School
Every day, 14-year-old Amudha has to wade across a river to reach her school. Sometimes, the water is knee-deep, sometimes waist-deep. And for at least six months a year, during and after monsoons, it is in spate. That’s when Amudha has to miss school. Amudha is not alone – at least 100 children of her village, Bodur, take the same route. So do...
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Tamil Nadu Pitches For Inter-Linking of Rivers
Strongly batting for inter-linking of rivers, Tamil Nadu today asked the Centre to take it up on the lines of the Ganga Rejuvenation project, saying waiting for consensus from states not supporting the idea would only "delay" it.
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Jayalalithaa raises another river issue; seeks PM intervention
Taking on Karnataka over yet another river issue, Tamil Nadu chief Minister Jayalalithaa today accused the state of planning to build check dams across Pennaiyar River and sought the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to advise it against going ahead with the work.
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No Bridge On Tamil Nadu River, Children Cross It On Foot To Reach School
Every day, 14-year-old Amudha has to wade across a river to reach her school. Sometimes, the water is knee-deep, sometimes waist-deep. And for at least six months a year, during and after monsoons, it is in spate. That’s when Amudha has to miss school. Amudha is not alone – at least 100 children of her village, Bodur, take the same route. So do...
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Tamil Nadu Pitches For Inter-Linking of Rivers
Strongly batting for inter-linking of rivers, Tamil Nadu today asked the Centre to take it up on the lines of the Ganga Rejuvenation project, saying waiting for consensus from states not supporting the idea would only "delay" it.
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Jayalalithaa raises another river issue; seeks PM intervention
Taking on Karnataka over yet another river issue, Tamil Nadu chief Minister Jayalalithaa today accused the state of planning to build check dams across Pennaiyar River and sought the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to advise it against going ahead with the work.
