83% of open wells in State polluted
CWRDM study finds most rivers highly contaminated due to lack of proper waste management As World Water Day is being observed on March 22, scientists claim that water in almost 83% of open wells and
Pampa
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Conservation of rivers inevitable for protecting Vembanad wetlands
Pampa Action Plan: The picture shows how the human intervention has narrowed down the river. G K Nair
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Panel opposes direct chemical treatment
Radhakrishnan Kuttoor PAMPA: An eight-member people
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Chemical treatment in Pampa tributary banned
Radhakrishnan Kuttoor PATHANAMTHITTA: District Collector T.T. Antony has banned chemical treatment of the water in the Njunangar stream, a tributary of the Pampa, under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
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Sabarimala high priest chants green mantra
KANDARARU Rajeevaru, who recently took over as the high priest of the Sabarimala Temple, on Friday appealed all pilgrims to avoid use of plastics to minimise environmental damage to the surrounding hills and the River Pampa.
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Row over water treatment at tributary of Pampa
Radhakrishnan Kuttoor PATHANAMTHITTA: The direct treatment of water in the Njunangar stream, a tributary of the Pampa, using ferrous chloride has kicked up a controversy.
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Bacteria in the Pampa resistant to antibiotics
Reema Narendran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In what could be described as a major potential health hazard, the bacteria in the Pampa river is becoming resistant to almost all the antibiotics that are used commonly, a study report by a team of scientists in the Kerala University found.
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Pampa River Basin Authority Bill introduced
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Pampa River Basin Authority Bill, 2009, which will lead to the constitution of an Authority for the management of activities related to the conservation of the Pampa river basin, was piloted in the Assembly on Monday.
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Indiscriminate sand mining creates water shortage in Kerala
Drinking water shortage in several parts of Kerala, especially in the high and midland areas of many districts, has become so acute that the inhabitants have to depend on water supply by private operators for whom it has turned out to be a lucrative business.