Tamil Nadu government allocates Rs.100 crore to strengthen water resources across the state- Newsletter from 'The Resource and Information Network for the Coasts (TRINET)', February 2013

The February edition of the TRINet has the following highlights: 

The city corporation of Madurai decides to power all the parks with solar energy.

• The importance of reviewing and reworking on solar power policy before it enters into its second phase.
• The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) provide free technical assistance to domestic consumers in the state for selection, installation and operation of rooftop solar panels.
• Shifting to solar power proves to be uneconomical for industrialists.
• Ahmedabad-based Space Application Centre (SAC) will prepare the digitized coastal zone management plan for state's 1,600-km-long coastline.
• The field survey for the new coastal zone management plan for Mumbai is completed.