Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "Begging for breath: Trapped between industries Kochi residents gasp for fresh air" appearing in The New Indian Express dated 23.02.2024. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item. The news item reveal the …
Kochi: The state-level steering committee, headed by chief minister Oommen Chandy, approved projects worth Rs 1,100-crore on Wednesday to avail funds under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme. Mayor Tony Chammany said, “Projects can be completed on time as they don’t require land acquisition if approval is given. …
Temporary permits for sand mining in the Periyar and Muvattupuzha rivers are against norms, say activists A group of environmentalists in the district has served a legal notice on District Collector P.I. Sheik Pareeth, warning him against contempt of court and terming illegal the district administration’s decision on Monday to …
The Ernakulam District Expert Committee on sand mining, the official authority to control sand mining in the district, has handed over a memorandum to the Chief Minister proposing the resuming of sand mining in the district. The memorandum was submitted in the wake of the state government refusing to re-start …
Mission will provide funds for support infrastructure too The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) has sanctioned another 400 buses for the State to be operated under the JNNURM extended scheme. For the State, it is a big disappointment, as it had pitched for 1,011 buses at an estimated …
Presence of E.coli bacteria has reached dangerous levels in ground water According to a survey, faecal intrusion has made ground water in the district unfit for human consumption. A sample survey of well water conducted by the District Suchitwa Mission (DSM) reveals that presence of E.coli bacteria has reached dangerous …
20 agencies have been entrusted with mapping and sand auditing of 20 rivers in State The Assembly Committee on Environment will keep a tab on the river mapping and sand auditing being undertaken by various agencies on 20 river systems in Kerala. Chairman of the Committee C.P. Mohammed told The …
Participates in Navaratri festival in Padmanabapuram Palace Reiterating the Kerala government’s position on the Mullaperiyar dam, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said his government would not compromise on the safety of the dam, a matter concerning lakhs of people living in many districts of that State. After participating in the inauguration …
The Central Government on Monday submitted before the Kerala High Court that it had already declined a request by the state government to ply buses allotted to Kochi city under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme, to destinations outside the city limits. Counsel for the Centre T …
Two years after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) introduced the 'National School Sanitation Initiative' with an aim to inculcate good sanitation habits among schoolchildren, a majority of schools in Ernakulam have not applied for sanitation certificates. There are 91 CBSE schools in Ernakulam and Ernakulam central sahodayas. Of …
Kochi: Two years after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) introduced the ‘National School Sanitation Initiative’ with an aim to inculcate good sanitation habits among schoolchildren, a majority of schools in Ernakulam have not applied for sanitation certificates. There are 91 CBSE schools in Ernakulam and Ernakulam central sahodayas. …
Agency Installs Meters To Monitor Water Supply From Aluva Plant The permanent water flow meters installed at Aluva water treatment plant to monitor the quantity of water supplied to the city is likely to become operational next week. According to Kerala water authority (KWA), water supply can be monitored and …
Agency Sitting On . 760-Cr Cash Pile From An Earlier JICA Loan Kochi: After authorities sought to include the second phase of Vyttila Mobility Hub under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), it’s the turn of Rs 900-crore Kalamassery drinking water project to be considered for the central …
Fund For Setting Up Basic Facilities The state will get Rs 125.5 crore for improving the basic facilities of the government hospitals across the state. The fund has been sanctioned by the Centre under the national rural health programme (NRHM), said health minister V S Sivakumar. The fund will be …
Environment conservation has taken a backseat in the district, with the Kochi Corporation and municipalities not preparing People’s Biodiversity Registers (PBR) yet. The Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) formed in these local bodies have also become defunct, thereby, failing in their task of conserving the region’s biodiversity. The PBRs are expected …
With the Supreme Court deadline for naming the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) violations on Vembanad Lake and islands nearing, the Kerala State Coastal Zone Management Authority (KSCZMA) will meet this weekend to take stock of the situation. V.R. Rajasekhanaran Pillai, Executive Vice-President of the authority, said a special meeting of …
Kochi: Think twice before you light up in public places in the district. Carrying on their good work from last year, the shadow police are booking offenders with a missionary zeal. Between January and May this year, the police have caught 6,433 persons for smoking in public places and levied …
City utilises only 35% of funds; two major projects fail to take off Kochi has put up a dismal performance in implementing the Centrally supported Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) projects. The city could utilise only 35 per cent of the amount approved for projects, according to a …
Rs.350-crore facility will be capable of processing 500 tonnes of waste daily Finally, the government has zeroed in on the technology to be adopted at the proposed solid waste treatment plant in Brahmapuram. Minister for Urban Affairs Manjalamkuzhi Ali told The Hindu on Monday that the new facility would adopt …
State had demanded Rs.7,888 crore The Union government has sanctioned a drought-relief package of Rs.107 crore to Kerala. The amount was sanctioned by the National Disaster Management Committee, headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, to carry out long-term agricultural projects and to resolve drinking water shortage in some districts. State’s …
Hill regions (high ranges) in three Kerala districts have been identified for implementation of a unique eco-governance programme in the country. Crucially, it won't alienate the local population. On the contrary it will include them in the process by encouraging them to continue with their traditional occupation but in a …
