Tamil Nadu

Environment, Water Resources & Disaster Preparedness

₹340 Crore State Drinking Water Fund: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister allocated ₹340 crore to augment drinking water sources and manage supply across the State due to deficient southwest monsoon rainfall.
- Allocation Breakdown: ₹330 crore for the Municipal Administration & Water Supply and Rural Development departments, and ₹10 crore for the Animal Husbandry Department for livestock fodder.
- Rainfall Deficit: 20 districts recorded a 19%–59% shortfall, while Chengalpattu and Ramanathapuram experienced deficits exceeding 60%.
Cooum River Pre-Monsoon Preparedness: Civic and stakeholder agencies set a deadline of September 30 to clear construction debris and temporary obstructions from the Cooum River ahead of the Northeast monsoon.
- Hydraulic Impact Study: Anna University has been tasked with conducting a scientific assessment of the hydraulic impact of the piers constructed along the river for the Chennai Port–Maduravoyal Elevated Corridor.

Record Thermal Stress (July 2026): Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) observations revealed July 2026 as the second warmest July in Tamil Nadu in over three decades (since 1991).
- Key Causes: Prevailing moderate El Niño conditions and the urban heat island effect. Madurai was recorded as the hottest station in the State.

Extension of PM-KISAN Scheme: The Union Cabinet approved the continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme for four additional years (2026–27 to 2030–31) with an outlay of ₹3.15 lakh crore.
- Impact: Provides ₹6,000 per year in direct income support to eligible farmer families.

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PM-KISAN Scheme:

PM Kisan is a Central Sector scheme with 100% funding from Government of India.
It has become operational from 1.12.2018.
Under the scheme an income support of 6,000/- per year in three equal installments will be provided to all land holding farmer families.
Definition of family for the scheme is husband, wife and minor children.
State Government and UT administration will identify the farmer families which are eligible for support as per scheme guidelines.
The fund will be directly transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.

Scheme ‘Samudra Manthan’ for Offshore Exploration: The Union Cabinet approved an outlay of ₹84,084 crore up to FY2030–31 for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas’s offshore exploration initiative.
- Target: Aims to catalyze reserves of over 600 million metric tonnes of oil equivalent (MMTOE), including ₹43,200 crore dedicated to drilling 60 deepwater exploration wells.