Top Tamil Nadu news developments today
The Hindu
Key news developments from Tamil Nadu on August 5, 2022
Here are the important developments from Tamil Nadu to watch out for today:
1. Vigil stepped up along Cauvery/Kollidam banks amidst heavy discharge. Residents of a few low lying areas moved to safety in Tiruchi.
2. Tiruchi Rural Police deploys rescue teams along Cauvery and Kollidam river banks in Jeeyapuram, Musiri, Lalgudi and Tiruverumbur sub-divisions to rescue people from low lying areas following heavy discharge of water from Mettur dam. A NDRF team from Arakkonam arrives Tiruchi and kept as a standby.
3. Water level at 136.95 feet in Mullaperiyar dam at 6 a.m. PWD authorities say rain continued in catchment areas.
4. With discharge in Cauvery continue to be at 2.10 lakh cusecs, officials continue to warn people living near the river in Erode district to remain cautious.
5. Surplus water expected to be discharged from the Bhavanisagar reservoir into River Bhavani as water level nears 102 feet.
6. Special Court in Sivaganga to pronounce the sentence in the 2018 Kachanatham murder case.
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Court boycott by advocates in Tamil Nadu demands Advocates Protection Bill for safety, affecting litigants from remote villages.
Army faces allegations of harassment and torture in Kishtwar, Jammu; probe ordered, sparking concerns over human rights violations.
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