Stubble burning menace emerges in Kuttanad
The practice, common in Punjab and Haryana, is a major threat to environment Paddy fields in Kuttanad, the rice bowl of Kerala, look black these days with some of them emitting plumes of smoke. Relatively
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14.5 pc area in state is flood-prone
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Around 14.52 percent of the total area in the state is prone to floods. Alappuzha district has been identified as the most flood-prone district and Idukki is the least flood-prone area.
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Project to plant coconut saplings inaugurated
ALAPPUZHA: K C Venugopal MP inaugurated the project of Mannanchery grama panchayat to plant 1,000 coconut saplings at Ponnadu ward as part of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGP) here on Monday.
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Waste treatment plant ready for commissioning
ALAPPUZHA: The waste treatment plant of Alappuzha Municipality at Sarvodayapuram in Mararikkulam South grama panchayat is ready for commissioning by August. With this, the longstanding demand of the people for a scientific garbage treatment centre here is being fulfilled.
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Matsya Keralam targeting fish farming in 10,000 hectares
KOCHI: Kerala is targeting fish production in 10,000 hectares through the Matsya Keralam project in inland areas, said Fisheries Minister S Sarma. Matsya Keralam has succeeded in making fish production a people
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MoU inked for Kuttanad water study
Thiruvananthapuram, June 11 A joint team comprising experts from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai, and the Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM), Kozhikode, will carry out scientific studies to improve the efficiency of the Thanneermukkom bund and the Thottappally Spillway under the
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Assn formation of micro watershed
PATHANAMTHITTA: The first general body meeting and association formation of Thengamom micro watershed under the Peringanadu watershed project in the district, which comes under the National Watershed Development Plan of 2007-12, will be held at Thuttuva Bharanikavu Devi temple auditorium in Pallickal panchayat at 2 pm on Tuesday.
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Illegal sand mining rampant
ALAPPUZHA: Indiscriminate and illegal sand mining near Thanneermukkom barrage in Vembanad lake is posing a serious threat to the existence of the Thannermukkom bund and the biodiversity of the lake. The sand mafia has been very active in Vembanad Lake for over two years.
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Kerala registers double-digit growth in tourist arrivals
16% rise in foreign visitors, 14% domestic growth.
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Rat fever claims 112 lives in State
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Four deaths have been reported owing to Diphtheria, three owing to Dengue Fever and 112 following Weil
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Dam posing threat: Parliamentary panel
KOCHI: The Parliamentary sub committee on Water Resources headed by Rajapathy Sambasiva Rao has found that the 130 year-old Mullaperiyar Dam is posing a threat to the lives of around 30 lakh people living in Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha and Ernakulam districts.