The Hindu
May 15, 2008
Chennai (PTI): Keeping up with global trends, the Tamil Nadu Government on Wednesday announced it will undertake a detailed study on the impact of climate changes in the state.
According to the Policy Note of the Environment and Forests Department for the year 2008-09, the study would suggest remedial measures to combat the issue.
"This study is proposed to be taken up through any one of the organisations- The Energy Research Institute, Anna University or Indian Institute of Technology, Madras- at a cost of Rs 10 lakh during the year 2008-09," the note read.
The need for such a study came in the wake of threat to India's food security and water availability due to climate change, it added.
Further, the tiger population, a much debated topic in the country, had risen by 25 percent in Tamil Nadu, the note said without mentioning the number of the big cats in the state
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