Mild tremors were felt in some parts of Krishna, Guntur and Khammam districts of Andhra Pradesh around noon today, triggering panic among the people.

Nandigama and Kanchakacharla in Krishna district, Amaravati and Kosure in Guntur district and Madhira in Khammam district reported tremors between 12.25 and 12.30 p.m., locals said.

People ran out of houses as vibrations were felt five times in a short span. No casualty or damage has, however, been reported.

Farmers of Karur district, who are plagued by industrial pollution for several decades now, have decided to intensify their struggle to put a permanent end to the menace.

The affected farmers have decided to convene a regional conference in Karur, Erode and Tirupur districts on January 28 and chalk out a strategy to counter the pollution threat to save farm lands and farmers.

Effluents disch

KARUR: The All India Youth Federation (AIYF) has called upon authorities to prevent the further degradation of rivers Cauvery and Amaravathy in Karur.

Along the dry Amaravathy riverbed

These wells were sunk for drawing and selling water for drinking purposes and industrial use

Illegal wells numbering over fifty are found in Andankoil East and West, Pallapalayam

One man stands surrounded by the debris of agricultural distress in this country: Sharad Pawar. In his second term as Agriculture Minister, he faces the formidable task of redeeming himself by solving the farm crisis that has claimed so many lives in India

Amaravathy polluted beyond redemption

Immediate desilting of Amaravathy irrigation channels demanded

Speedy disbursal of compensation to affected farmers sought

KARUR: Farmers and residents affected by industrial pollution bitterly complained about their plight when the members of the Tamil Nadu Assembly Committee on Public Sector Undertakings came visiting their localities in the district.

ON Inspection: Assembly Petitions Committee Chairman Kovai Thangam, and other members enquiring about facilities in GH in Karur on Thursday.

KARUR: Assembly Petitions Committee has recommended construction of a bridge across the Amaravathy river at Pasupathypalayam in Karur in lieu of the existing causeway there, according to its chairman and Valparai MLA Kovai Thangam.