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Coimbatore Corporation and Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board have taken exception to the underground power cable that the Tangedco is laying on the Edayarpalayam-Vadavalli Road. Source
Coimbatore: Ahead of the onset of southwest monsoon, water level in Siruvani Dam touched 15.42 feet against its full capacity 49.53 feet on Monday morning. According to officials, it would be enough to supply drinking water to residents till June 20.
Water level in the reservoir is eight feet more than the last year, an official with the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board said. “On a normal day, we would draw about 101 MLD water from the reservoir. Now, we have reduced it to 90 MLD, of which, 82 MLD is supplied to corporation areas and the rest to villages on the way. We would be able to draw water at least for another two to three weeks, by which time the district will receive southwest monsoon rain,” he told TOI.
Sadhguruâs Isha disputes Newslaundry report that its yoga centre was built illegally. Hereâs proof
Isha itself admitted to the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority that it undertook construction in violation of the EIA notification.
Newslaundry carried a
three-part series on Jaggi Vasudevâs rise as one of Indiaâs most influential godmen, his business and âspiritualâ dealings, and the many illegalities involved in the establishment of his Isha Yoga Centre near Coimbatore. Responding to our reports, Isha
claimed, âWe reiterate unequivocally that all the buildings in the Yoga Center are legal and are not in violation of any laws.â
Gagan Singh Bedi new Chennai Corporation Commissioner
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Gagan Singh Bedi new Chennai Corporation Commissioner. Image Source: IANS News
Chennai, May 9 : IAS officer Gagan Singh Bedi has been appointed the new Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner, replacing G. Prakash who has held the post since 2019.
Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu, in order, said that Bedi, a 1993 batch officer, will replace Prakash.
Chennai is battling thee Covid pandemic and Bedi will have his job cut out to contain the virus from spreading as the city has become a hotspot.
A graduate engineer in electronics and electrical communication, Bedi joined the Indian Engineering Services in 1993 and was posted with the Indian Railways, and in the same year, he got into the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) in the Tamil Nadu cadre.