TIRUPATTUR: The Palar river near Marapattu village was covered with froth on Thursday, accompanied by a strong foul smell.

India’s leather industry is polluting the Palar River, endangering water, farms, and health despite court orders.

Minister for Water Resources Duraimurugan inaugurated the ₹24.82 crore new dyke built across the Palar river at Arumparuthi village near Katpadi in Vellore on Wednesday, ending a long-standing ...

The Kandali police arrested a 47-year-old man for illegal sand mining from the Palar River at Sevvathur village here on Saturday. The arrested person has been identified as B. Gnanasekeran, a ...

VELLORE: Heaps of unsegregated garbage, including small quantities of bio-medical waste, were found dumped at Kangeyanallur in Vellore, close to the Palar river basin.

Chennai: Three men were killed and three others were severely injured after two bikes collided on the Palar River bridge near Acharapakkam at midnight on Sunday.Police said Balamoorthi, 16, and ...

VELLORE: With the rise in water levels in the Palar river following recent rains, the Kalinjur lake spread over 80 acres in Katpadi began overflowing on Friday evening, flooding over 30 houses in ...