Kalamassery municipality asked to ensure scientific treatment of refuse The State Level Monitoring Committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal has said that the Kalamassery municipality can
The project, which is expected to increase the drinking water supply to Kochi and neighbouring local bodies, is hanging fire due to the dispute over the route for laying the pipelines. The local bodies of Piravam, Mulanthuruthy and Edakattuvayal had earlier objected to cutting open the main road connecting Piravam and Ernakulam for laying the supply pipelines. They had also suggested an alternative route for laying the pipes. The proposal to cut open the road had also ignited widespread protests.
District panchayat president P.P. Shyamala Devi has underscored the need to enforce a blanket ban on sale of non-degradable plastic bags, which are generally used by people to dump garbage. Talking to The Hindu, she admitted that the use of plastic bags had assumed the proportion of a real “villain” in effectively containing the outbreak and spread of fever.
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told the media after the Cabinet meeting on Monday that experts, who had examined the outbreak of diseases, had warned of serious problems in the absence of proper waste management.
S. Faizi, Environment Expert Member of the Plachimada High Power Committee, has questioned the arguments of Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Ltd relating to the Plachimada Coca-Cola Victims' Relief and Compensation
Setting a model in decentralised waste treatment, the Thrikkakara Residents' Association Apex Council (TRAAC) has joined hands with the Thrikkakara municipality to install biopots to treat biodegradable waste in individual households.
Production-related sectors to be included The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) of the United Progressive Alliance government is a model for the entire world, Union Minister of State for Home Mullappally Ramachandran has said.
The State government is contemplating introduction of a comprehensive health insurance scheme for the poor. Though the State boasts world-class medical facilities, they were being availed by the rich owing to the high costs involved. “We have world-class treatment available, but only the rich people are availing themselves of it. The government is seriously thinking of making these facilities available to all,” Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said. The scheme would form part of the one-year programme to be announced by his government soon.
The tribal and some other organizations of Attappady here on Wednesday have rejected Government offer to return 85.21 acres of land encroached by multinational windmill companies and the income from two windmills constructed in it.
Industry told to make plastic products eco-friendly Union Minister of State for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs K.V. Thomas has said that directions have been issued for updating the Indian standards of plastic products to make them compliant with the norms of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) so as to ensure that these do not cause any damage to human health.
Chief Minister convenes conciliatory meeting today With the garbage issue threatening to escalate into a major crisis, the Thiruvananthapuram city Corporation, on Monday, began efforts to force the government to find a negotiated settlement.
