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A year 2020 research study (Athira and Agilan 2020 ) on the impact of climate change on rainfall over Chennai, predicted the intensity and the frequency of extreme rainfall over the city is likely to increase under RCP 4.5 (representative concentration pathways) and RCP 8.5 scenarios. When the efforts to curb emissions are medium, that is, with an increasing tendency to use renewable energy sources and a mix of transport methods (internal combustion engines, electric vehicles, bicycles), the scenario of RCP 4.5 sets in. Similarly, RCP 2.6 means high efforts to curb emissions, complete dependence on renewable energy sources/emission capture methods and a mass tendency to use bicycles and public transport. RCP 8.5 means the grim scenario of low efforts to curb emissions. It is predicted that an RCP 2.6 scenario would increase the global temperature by 1.0 degree celcius , the sea level by 0.4 meters, and cause very small increase in extreme weather conditions by 2081-2100 (re...

  From:                                                                                                                 13.01.2023 Thadagam Valley Protection Committee 1/7, Main Road, Chinnathadagam PO Coimbatore 641 108. Ph: 97914 55111 To: The District Collector, Coimbatore District, Coimbatore Respected Sir, SUB:   1. Evidences for the Illegal Transportation of Bricks by the Illegal brick Kiln Owners from their Closed and Sealed Brick Kiln Premises in Thadagam Valley from 02.01.2023 to 13.01.2023 2. Quarrying of silt and sand from the stream beds and using the stream beds as roads for the heavy vehicles used for transporting illegally stored bricks 3. Increasing Human Elephant Co...

  Saandhu 19.1.2022 Introduction Tamil Nadu Government had notified Coimbatore Elephant Reserve in the year 2003. Mukurthi National Park, Nilgiri South Forest Division and Coimbatore Forest Division are its components. Coimbatore Forest Division occupies a major portion of this Reserve.   Coimbatore Elephant Reserve acts as the bridge between Brahmagiri-Nilgiri-Eastern Ghat Elephant Landscape (BNEGEL) in the North and Nilambur-Silent Valley-Attapadi Elephant Landscape (NSVAEL) in the South West. BNEGEL is home to about 10,000 elephants and NSVAEL is home to about 1000 elephants. These two populations migrate during monsoon seasons through Coimbatore Elephant Reserve . This migration facilitates gene flow between them. About 200-250 elephants are said to be present in this Reserve at any point of time. These landscapes are home to the largest Asian Elephant populations of the world.  Earlier research on elephant migration in Coimbatore Forest Division from 1993-2...