The Tamil Nadu government has imposed some restrictions on quarrying of alluvial soil from ponds and lakes for agricultural purposes and for pottery. Inquiries reveal that during the previous ...

The fresh guidelines issued by the Tamil Nadu government to lift alluvial soil from waterbodies would benefit the farmers in a big way, said Thoothukudi Collector G. Lakshmipathy here on Thursday.

Protesters alleged that the Tamil Nadu government’s initiative to use alluvial soil from lakes to improve agricultural productivity has been misused by anti-social elements.

CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday allowed farmers and pottery workers to take alluvial soil (vandalmann) and clay (kaliman) from water sources like ...