Kochi: Keeping decibels in check
Last year, the sound decibels at Pallimukku and Kundanoor Junctions recorded 106 decibels, nearly double the permissible levels. KOCHI: Last year, the sound decibels at Pallimukku and Kundanoor Junctions
Last year, the sound decibels at Pallimukku and Kundanoor Junctions recorded 106 decibels, nearly double the permissible levels. KOCHI: Last year, the sound decibels at Pallimukku and Kundanoor Junctions
KOCHI: Strict action will be taken against the Water Authority officials if they were found guilty of wasting drinking water, said District Collector M Beena on Tuesday.
KOCHI: The main highlight of the state budget for the year 2010-11 is that there was no hike in taxes, said Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac. At the post-budget discussion organised by the Kerala Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Sunday, the Minister said that special focus had been given to infrastructure development in the budget.
Though the Union Government is yet to give its final nod for the Metro Rail Project, allocations in the state budget for the project will give impetus to the preparatory work. In the budget Rs 50 crore has been set apart for the work. Besides Rs 5 crore has been earmarked as a token for equity contribution.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Asserting that constructing a new dam across Mullaperiyar to replace the 113-year old existing structure was inevitable, Kerala Government today earmarked Rs ten crore in its budget for a detailed study for it.
Athul Lal A G THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Government has successfully employed the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to resurrect paddy cultivation in the state. This achievement is a first for the country.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: On the proposed new dam at Mullaperiyar, Premachandran said Geological Survey of India(GSI) officials visited the site on Tuesday. ``Four of the five boreholes have been dug. The alignment for the dam has more or less been fixed,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Cabinet has decided to disburse Rs 15 crore for KeralaWater Authority for drought relief measures. Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan told reporters on Wednesday at a post-cabinet briefing that Rs 10 crore has been earmarked to district collectors for the drought-relief measures.
K P Sai Kiran NEW DELHI: The Centre has made a substantial hike in the fund allocation for the Mid-day Meal Scheme in Kerala for the academic year 2010-11. The state has been allocated Rs 218 crore - close to double the last year
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala today said it is keen on having total control of the proposed new dam at Mullaperiyar, an issue over which the state and Tamil Nadu have locked horns for long.
KOCHI: It is learnt that this year