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 …
ALAPPUZHA: Despite the directives of the Kerala High Court and the State Government on the proper care of captive elephants, elephant owners and Devaswom Board authorities here are neglecting them. This came to light during a survey conducted by the Forest Department led by Assistant Conservator of Forests Raju Francis. …
KOCHI: Over 150 representatives and officials from various panchayats in Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Kottayam participated in a one-day awareness training programme on coastal regulation zone (CRZ) conducted by the Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) here on Wednesday. District Collector M. Beena inaugurated the programme at the Ernakulam Town Hall …
ALAPPUZHA: The Kerala Water Authority (KWA)-Alappuzha division has submitted a fresh proposal to the State Government for setting up three Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants, water tubes and demanding provisions for laying new water pipelines and taking out maintenance works of water tanks in the Alappuzha municipality. Earlier, the KWA Alappuzha …
The abandoned foot overbridge near Kotthuvaalchavadi bridge. Sajimon P S ALAPPUZHA: At a time when there is a clamour for foot overbridges in many parts of the state, here in Alappuzha many foot overbridges erected across the town canals at the cost of lakhs of rupees, have been rendered useless …
Sajimon P S ALAPPUZHA: It's the same old story of development projects going off track, or not getting off the ground at all, due to official apathy. The latest one is about the canal-cleaning project meant to drain out the waste-clogged town canals. The project implemented with government aid to …
ALAPPUZHA: Sea erosion and rain have wreaked havoc in various parts of the coastal district for the last two days. Several families on the coasts of Thumboli, Arattupuzha, Purakkad and other areas are reeling under the threat of evacuation with the sea inching closer to their houses. According to district …
ALAPPUZHA: Setting up of a scientific waste treatment plant in Alappuzha is a long-standing demand of the people here and the candidates for the Lok Sabha, Assembly and local self-government polls have never fallen behind in showering promises to solve the garbage menace in the town. But after every election, …
ALAPPUZHA: Large quantities of sand, mined from the Vembanadu lake during the dredging of the Kollam-Kottappuram Inland Waterway-III at Thanneermukkom, is alleged to have been illegally transported to various places inside and outside the State. The contractor who undertook the dredging work for Rs 20 lakh, has already transported around …
A study carried out by the Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) has reported heavy metal pollution in Vembanad Lake and the rivers emptying into it. The Vembanad wetland system is straddles Alappuzha, Kottayam and Ernakulam districts. It lies at sea level, and is separated from the Arabian Sea by …
ALAPPUZHA: The ATREE, in association with the All- Kerala Houseboat Owners' Association, has organised a lake cleaning campaign on Thursday in the Punnamada lake and and the nearby canals. Around 100 volunteers participated in the programme. The `jalapaadom' students of the St Joseph College, the St Antony's HS, the S …
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. These facts were revealed during the preparation of the district-level hazard zonation maps by the Centre For Earth …
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. Panchayat president A M Haneef who presided over the function said that the initiative would be implemented …
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. The construction work of the plant has almost been completed and …
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
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
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. District Panchayat …
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. Residents of Thanneermukkom have accused that …
