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 …
The residents of Chellanam are trying to overcome the fate of forever being on the fringes of development priorities by forming a project to tap the tourism potential of their village. A detailed Fort Cochin-Alappuzha Corridor Tourism (FACT) project has been prepared by the Chellanam Agri and Tourism Development Society …
‘Residents of Pampa basin face health risk due to river pollution' People residing in the Pampa river basin up to Kuttanad are exposed to grave health risks during the ‘Mandalam-Makaravilakku' pilgrimage season since the river gets increasingly polluted then, N.K. Sukumaran Nair, Pampa Parirakshana Samiti general secretary, has said. The …
No water treatment plant in Mavelikara, says activist A severe shortage of pure drinking water, coupled with the callousness of the authorities in supplying untreated water taken from the endpoint of a garbage canal to households, has prompted a citizen to launch a hunger strike in Mavelikara. According to Ani …
KOCHI: The Hydrographic Survey wing will submit the last phase survey results on Vembanad Lake soon.Once completed, the survey will be the basis of the project to clear the waterways of Vembanad Lake. This will be a pilot project, a part of the Chief Minister’s 100-day programme, for further projects …
Director of Health Services reviews fever situation The Health Department has directed its health supervisors to strengthen disease prevention and control activities at the field-level as viral fevers, including dengue and H1N1 cases, may go up as the monsoon intensifies. The Director of Health Services (DHS) convened a meeting on …
Potential of Alappuzha to be fully exploited, says Tourism Minister ALAPPUZHA: The work under the Alappuzha Tourism Master Plan will be expedited by including the project under the United Democratic Front (UDF) government's 100-day programme, Tourism Minister A.P. Anil Kumar has said. Addressing a meeting convened here to review plans …
Isaac calls for ban on all dangerous pesticides Surendran Pillai terms Indian stance questionable ALAPPUZHA: The over usage of chemical fertilizers in the State's plantations and paddy fields has made regions like Kuttanad a waste bin of pesticides, Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac has said. Inaugurating an anti-Endosulfan protest at …
ALAPPUZHA: Senior Congress leader V.M. Sudheeran on Tuesday came down heavily on Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and the Union Ministries of Agriculture, Health and Environment, accusing them of being party to the interests of what he termed the Endosulfan lobby, and of not doing what they should have done. …
In the league of Palakkad, Ernakulam and Thrissur 79 Assembly constituencies totally electrified Efforts to improve public distribution system: Isaac ALAPPUZHA: Alappuzha district was on Sunday declared totally electrified, taking the number of totally electrified districts in the State to four, including Palakkad, Thrissur and Ernakulam. Making the declaration in …
Electricity Minister A.K. Balan has said the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) will achieve total electrification in 100 Assembly constituencies before the completion of the term of the present government. At a press conference here on Wednesday, he said Thrissur district had already become totally electrified and the formal announcement …
KOCHI: As a part of line doubling, the Railways has floated tenders to conduct soil testing on the Ernakulam-Kumbalam stretch, Railway sources said. The agency to conduct soil testing will be selected this month itself. The preliminary procedures for doubling the Harippad-Ambalappuzha stretch on the Ernakulam-Alappuzha-Kayamkulam section has also begun, …
Concern over delay in Alappuzha scheme Centre sanctioned Rs.148 crore for the scheme in 2007 Special Prospective Plan for Alappuzha district to be prepared ALAPPUZHA: The much-delayed Alappuzha drinking water project stands the possibility of losing the Rs.148 crore that was given for the project by the Union government, if …
ALAPPUZHA: The district of Alappuzha will be declared as the fourth totally electrified district in the State here on January 26, Electricity Minister A.K. Balan has said. Addressing a review meeting at the District Collectorate here on Monday, Mr. Balan said 7,330 houses spread over the constituencies of Chengannur, Kuttanad, …
Coastal stretch between Kollam and Alappuzha identified Reserves put at 1,400 million tonnes THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government is working on a proposal for optimum utilisation of mineral sand resources through separation, research and value-addition in the public sector with active involvement of local self-government institutions. Official sources told The Hindu here …
Objectives: poverty alleviation, food security 311 SHGs selected for the project Project cost put at Rs.6.99 crore Thiruvananthapuram: As many as 311 women self-help groups across the State have been selected for an experimental cluster project in dairy farming launched by the Department of Animal Husbandry. The project Gramarasmi has …
THIRUVANATHAPURAM: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned an amount of Rs 40.12 crore from its Rural Infrastructure Development Fund to the state government. The loan is intended for the implementation of the eight drainage and flood prevention projects in Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Kollam and Thrissur districts. …
ALAPPUZHA: The much-awaited Alappuzha Drinking Water Project, expected to bring succour to the district headquarters where drinking water is a perennial scarcity, is turning out to be fodder for a hot political confrontation just ahead of the local governing body elections. The project, originally estimated to cost Rs.151.94 crore and …
ALAPPUZHA: The Rs.1,840 crore-Kuttanad Package, developed after widespread consultations among all stakeholders, is a people's plan for the region's survival, according to agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan. Dr. Swaminathan, who was unable to make it to its launch due to prior commitments, said in a message that he hoped the package, …
The wetland ecosystem all over the world is fundamentally characterized by water stress as a focus of environmental impacts on biodiversity and human habitats. In Kerala scenario, with 44 rivers and distinctive physio-geographical features, the wetland system offers an opportunity to carry out intensive research and to address sustainable development …
