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 …
Corporates and citizens come together to segregate and recycle waste Smoking mountains of garbage are the new normal for India’s urban sprawls, sticking out like dirty reminders of a consumption culture gone awry. But from amidst the stink, hope of a cleaner future is sprouting in the southern states. The …
Urban development minister Kamal Nath on Monday made it clear that the work on Kochi Metro will be entrusted with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). Talking to the media here, the minister said the metro work would be carried out by the DMRC. He, however, left it to the …
The land owners on Banerjee Road and MG Road who had to surrender land for metro rail-related infrastructure projects have seemingly softened their stand with the Union Cabinet granting its final nod for the city’s dream project on Tuesday. Having earlier taken a stiff stand that they would approach the …
While Kochi is on a high after the Union Cabinet issued its nod for the Kochi Metro Rail, agitations are also on the rise against the project. On Wednesday, the Vyttila-Petta Road agitation committee blocked the Public Works Department (PWD) officials, who were carrying out land survey for acquisition, at …
In a big boost to infrastructure-starved Kerala, the Centre on Tuesday cleared a Rs 5,182-crore metro rail project for Kochi, the state’s commercial nerve-centre. The project is expected to be completed within four years. This would be Kerala’s first metro rail project. The clearance by the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure …
The much-awaited nod for the proposed Kochi Metro Rail project is likely to be given by the Union Cabibnet on Tuesday. The project is expected to provide reliable, safe, energy-efficient, comfortable, affordable, and non-polluting rail-based mass transit system for Kochiites, who have to grapple with jammed roads every day. The …
The authority has recommended that the Kochi Corporation could approach the Department of Social Forestry to monitor and implement the compensatory afforestation programme. The Kerala State Coastal Zone Management Authority (KSCZMA) has directed the Kochi Corporation to submit a proposal for a large-scale afforestation programme to compensate the loss of …
Disposing medical waste safely in households is a tough task. Those with bed-ridden patients at home using urine catheters or adult napkins, diabetics using syringes to administer insulin or anyone using sanitary napkins or dressing wounds at home — all face the problem of having to dispose medical waste that …
Authorisation for 10 local bodies had expired nearly a year ago The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is about to take legal action against the 10 local bodies in the district, including Kochi Corporation, for their failure to renew their authorisation under the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) …
It has been reported that the number of bird species found in the sanctuary has been reduced to nearly half in less than seven years. Human interferences may be contributing to the dwindling number of birds arriving at Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary (MBS), said Forest Department officials. It has been reported …
The Suchitwa Mission, which is coordinating the activities of solid waste management in the State, is planning to launch a programme for compressing waste material into bales and packing it so as to process it later. The initiative is being undertaken in the wake of the delay in executing its …
Biometric cards for fishing workers will be distributed in three months. Minister for Fisheries and Excise K. Babu has said that projects worth Rs. 650 crore will be implemented this year for the development of fisheries sector. The projects will be implemented in association with the Fisheries department, Coastal Areas …
316 families were displaced from seven villages for the prestigious ICTT at Vallarpadam “It is a matter of shame for a civilised society to still condemn these families who had sacrificed all their hard-earned belongings for a prestigious project, to a sub-human existence.” This was how the fact investigation committee …
Tirupur farmers want pipeline to be laid along highways Around 650 farmers and activists staged a demonstration here on Wednesday to protest against the Gas Authority of India Limited’s (GAIL) choice of farmland in the district to lay gas pipeline to take natural gas from Kochi to Bangalore. The gas …
Despite the Kochi Corporation putting a ban on dumping of market waste in the Champakkara canal, residents here allege that the orders are not being followed. According to them, most of the waste, especially imported fish waste and meat are still being casually dumped into the canal, thereby polluting the …
Tamilaga Vivasayigal Livelihood Protection Committee has urged the Chief Minister to save farmers in Western Tamil Nadu from an “impending danger” to their livelihood that has come in the form of pipeline project by Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) from Kochi to Bangalore. The pipeline on entering Tamil Nadu …
As the merchants in the city came out against the decision to restrict parking along main roads in the city, the Corporation authorities and the police are trying to put the blame back on commercial establishments for the present status of traffic obstructions being caused due to parking. Ensuring that …
Real time data to be displayed near monitoring stations The State Pollution Control Board hopes to set up continuous (online) ambient air and water quality monitoring stations along the Periyar River within a month. The objective of the initiative is to scientifically analyse the source of pollution of the river …
93 per cent flats in city lack waste management system The Corporation of Thrissur has given an ultimatum to the 200-odd flats in the city to have their own waste management system soon. By June-end, apartment complexes in the city will have to choose a suitable waste treatment system to …
Planting of saplings, rallies mark World Environment Day observance in city Planting of saplings, seminars and green rallies marked World Environment Day programmes held in the city on Tuesday. Bhoomika, Kochi Corporation's initiative to recycle plastic with the help of school students, was launched here on Tuesday by K. Babu, …
