Instead of building new plants, the government should address issues in transmission of electricity produced out of solar panels, and focus on technologies such as battery storage, an activist said.
A banana farmer, M Rathnapandi of Vadaku Kalangarai village, said that he had applied to take karambai sand to fill up his agricultural land two months ago.
The corporation has only two trained dog catchers for 60 wards, limiting sterilisation and anti-rabies vaccination efforts despite rising dog-bite complaints and over 7,200 strays.
