Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
For months now, mounds of garbage have been piling up in public places across Kerala, from the capital to district headquarters to scores of small municipal towns. This is happening in a state that topped the Indian Human Development Report of 2011 with high scores in health, income and education, …
The government plans to seek World Bank funding for development of 8570 km of major district roads to international standards, Minister for Public Works V. K. Ebrahim Kunju told the Assembly on Monday. Replying to the debate on the demand for grants for Public Works, the Minister said that a …
Kochi: In the abode of Lord Ayappa, devotees seeking a darshan must take a dip in the Pampa. It’s dictated by tradition and it doesn’t matter that the river, also known as Dakshin Ganga, has become unfit for bathing. Studies conducted by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board have found …
KOCHI: The ambitious ‘Matsya Samrudhi’ project, mooted in a bid to shore up fish production levels in the rural belts of the state, will be launched in June this year. The state government-sponsored project will jointly be implemented by the Fish Farmers Development Agency, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and the …
KOZHENCHERRY: Water Resources Minister P J Joseph said that the coverage of Japanese Drinking Water Scheme would be extended to more districts in the state. Inaugurating the Kerala Water Authority Staff Association state-level leadership training camp at Charalkunnu near here on Monday, P J Joseph said that the Japanese Drinking …
A perennial nightmare for the residents of the State's coastal belt, that of mineral sand mining, is back again. This time, with a bureaucratic prop. And, the first lot to get the jitters are those living along the shores of Alappuzha, particularly the mineral-rich Thottappally stretch. It is a series …
The lingering fear that linking the Pampa and the Achencoil rivers in Kerala to the Vaipar in Tamil Nadu will spell disaster in the central Travancore region has come to the fore once again with Monday's Supreme Court verdict in the river interlinking case. The link project has been figuring …
Finally, pipe-laying work for the much-awaited Alappuzha Drinking Water Project will begin in the municipal jurisdiction on Friday. The project, which saw the High Court on Wednesday summoning the top-brass of the Kerala Water Authority to the court to enquire upon the delay in completion, at last got the nod …
Scheme under National Rural Health Mission A new project of the Centre to provide free treatment to those affected by lifestyle-related diseases will be rolled out in the district in March. The Centre is expected to sanction Rs 6 crore for the project under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) …
A couple of cases of Hepatitis B were reported from Palamel near Mavelikkara and isolated cases from neighbouring places in the district recently, according to the District Medical Officer (in-charge), Jacob Varghese. Mr. Varghese was speaking at a meeting to discuss the action plan for prevention and control of communicable …
Plan includes walkway by the Meenachil river Half a dozen tourism projects are being implemented in the district at a cost of Rs. 5 crore by District Tourism Promotion Council this year. Top on the agenda is the Thazhathangadi Beautification Project, being taken up at a cost of Rs.72.23 lakh. …
Committee reviews progress of work The Kerala Water Authority informed an Assembly Committee here on Tuesday that the Alappuzha Drinking Water Project, envisaged to provide drinking water to Alappuzha municipality and eight surrounding panchayats, would be ready for commissioning by 2013. The Assembly Committee, led by Chairman V.S. Sunil Kumar, …
Health Minister Adoor Prakash said here on Monday that government was ready to extend the comprehensive health plan to all districts of the State from January 15. Addressing a press conference here, the Minister said that the first phase of the programme had been initiated in Alappuzha district. As the …
The Planning Commission began its intervention in the Rs.1,840-crore Kuttanad Package on Friday with a review visit and observed that the progress so far has not been on expected lines and that the process has to be accelerated. Planning Commission Member Secretary Sudha Pillai, who headed a team inspecting the …
ALAPPUZHA: Defence Minister A K Antony inaugurated the Rs 491-crore Japan Drinking Water Project at Cherthala, near here, on Tuesday. Antony said that political parties in the state should follow the parties in Tamil Nadu, Bengal and northern states on developmental issues. They often fight with each other on political …
Shops and trading establishments remained closed in Idukki, Ernakulam, Alappuzha and Kottayam districts on Tuesday in response to a call for hartal by Kerala Congress (Mani) and Kerala Congress (Jacob), Bharatiya Janata Party and others over the Mullaperiyar issue. Transport services were affected in these districts as buses kept off …
Hartal demanding decommissioning of reservoir total in Idukki district Kerala saw widespread protests on the Mullaperiyar dam issue on Monday, with people agitating for its decommissioning in five districts and the State capital. In places like Karinkulam Chappathu in Idukki district, the protests almost took the form of a grass-roots …
Protests are mounting in Kerala over the Mullaperiyar dam issue. Hundreds of people living downstream of the dam took to the streets and blocked the Kottayam-Kattappana road at Karinkulam Chappathu on Sunday. Spontaneous protests were mounted in many parts of Idukki district, including Kumily, as the water level in the …
Draft proposals for formation of authority The Vembandu-Kol Eco Development Authority (VEDA) will ensure a ‘sustainable and healthy Vembanad socio-ecological system which supports its rich biodiversity and the livelihood needs of the stakeholders,' according to the draft proposals for the formation of the authority. (The proposals, prepared by the State …
Welcoming the Kuttanad Prosperity Council's decision to move ahead with the Kuttanad package, protecting the environment and ensuring that Kuttanad was turned into a pollution-free region, the Kerala Shasthra Sahithya Parishad (KSSP) has however sounded a note of caution that the ongoing construction works could turn detrimental to these objectives. …
