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While the NGT had ordered the removal of fly ash deposited along the creek river bed and the flood plains, roughly amounting to 56.7 lakh metric tonnes, and to plug the leaks in all pipelines that carry the ash slurry, a visit by TOI to Ennore and nearby hamlets revealed that the compliance by tangedco has been subpar at best

In a striking announcement, Union Minister Piyush Goyal has pointed to a dire financial situation in Tamil Nadu, claiming the state's treasury is depleted and teetering on the brink of bankruptcy under the DMK administration. He criticized the government for alleged financial mismanagement and corruption, asserting that the state's debt has ballooned significantly.

Chennai's electorate faces critical issues of flooding, pollution, waste management, and river restoration as elections approach. While both AIADMK and DMK have initiated projects, significant challenges like incomplete works, legacy pollution, and persistent encroachments remain, impacting the city's liveability and quality of life.

Political parties are actively campaigning across northern constituencies. TVK and NTK candidates are engaging with voters, addressing local concerns like water supply, pollution, and environmental issues. Incumbent MLA J J Ebenzer is also reaching out, highlighting development projects and seeking re-election. Early outreach and focus on specific problems mark these initial campaign efforts.

Apartment owners and industrialists across Tamil Nadu can heave a sigh of relief as tangedco has barred all field officers from collecting extension costs.

tangedco’s financial burden has worsened with dues to the government-owned thermal and nuclear power generators touching Rs 6,032 crore, the highest among all discoms in the country

Infosys faces a partial setback in its dispute with tangedco over electricity bill payment as the Madras High Court declined to stay a judge's order. The court directed Infosys to pay Rs 6.72 crore to tangedco and make an interim payment of Rs 2.5 crore within two weeks.

The rally was held as announced earlier, even as tangedco addressed the unions in a letter with its proposals to meet the demands of the employees on Monday and sought their reply within seven days.

This is yet another alleged over-invoicing scam in the coal procurement by tangedco in the last seven years, which has even been highlighted by the comptroller and auditor general (CAG).

Power giant NTPC has issued notices to tangedco as well as discoms in Karnataka and Telangana for not paying dues of 1,379.77 crore.

The Madras high court has directed the tangedco authorities to take steps to evict people who have illegally occupied a land belonging to the electricity board in Tirunelveli district and and use the land for developmental activities.

tangedco has constituted the wage revision committee, a long pending demand of various employee unions of the discom, to hold discussion with them regarding revision of the wages, work allocation and staff pattern.

A petition filed by tangedco before the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) to fix additional surcharge on consumers purchasing or selling power through open access system has opened a Pandora’s Box with several companies opposing the claim as they are already paying surcharge for using the discom’s facility for transmitting power.

The Madras high court has directed tangedco to pay a compensation of 10.71 lakh to the family members of a man who died after an electric pole fell on him in 2010.The court was hearing the petition filed by V Chellam.

The wind energy evacuation crossed 100 million units (MU) for the fourth consecutive day in the State on Wednesday and tangedco has set a new peak by absorbing 111.13 MU on Tuesday, the maximum ever consumed in the utility's history so far.

tangedco has made a provision for consumers to verify whether the linking is successful. If the consumer wants to check, they should visit tangedco's official website and click on the billing services' tab in the dropdown. The bill status' should be chosen which will take the consumer to a new page. The consumer can enter their service number and phone number registered with tangedco which will open the details about the particular service connection. The page will also have the information whether the aadhaar details are updated for the connection alternatively, the consumer who pays the bill online can also check the aadhaar status while paying the bill.

With an outstanding bill of ₹15,000 crore to power generation companies, Wednesday’s stimulus announcement where Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (PFC) and Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC) will infuse liquidity into discoms, will give a breather to tangedco.

The Madras High Court has ordered tangedco to pay 5 lakh as compensation to the family of a man who died from electrocution in Tenkasi district in 2021. The court determined that there were serious disputed questions of fact and that the case could not be decided in the current petition. tangedco argued that the man had extended a service wire and came into contact with it, resulting in his death. However, the court ruled that compensation should be paid based on the 2019 proceedings, regardless of negligence.

It is raining discounts for Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (tangedco) from private thermalrenewable energy companies.