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 …
After the Supreme Court directive to remove sun control films from car windows, the city is threatened with a new pollutant. Hundreds of these tinted films being removed on a day-to-day basis, have found a place in the streets after the Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) intensified the drive against sun …
The Corporation will launch a series of novel programmes in connection with the World Environment Day on Tuesday. The highlight will be the anti-plastic and eco-friendly campaign ‘Bhoomika’ organised by the civic body. Several private agencies will join hands with the civic body to take the environment-friendly initiatives forward. These …
Move to prevent dumping of waste Protecting the Thevara-Perandur canal from dumping of municipal waste has become a headache for the civic administrators of Kochi. As awareness campaigns and punitive measures have failed to deter people, civic administrators are toying with the idea of erecting tall mesh fences along the …
“Students, gather plastic waste and get rewarded,” says the Corporation. And the reward would include grace marks, notebooks and other study materials. The Corporation’s novel programme is the latest addition to the “Say No to Plastic Waste” campaign which is being carried out as part of the year-long ‘Suchitwa Varsham’ …
KOCHI: Having identified that a ‘waste to energy’ plant will solve the garbage disposal-related issues in the city, the Kochi Corporation is mooting the idea of setting up such a facility at Brahmapuram. It will be designed to treat plastic waste to generate crude oil. A team consisting of the …
New options for processing degradable and plastic waste are being considered for Kochi. The civic administrators of Kochi, who are touring Pune and Delhi for familiarising themselves with the innovative techniques of management of municipal solid waste, have extended invitations to two groups to demonstrate their methods in the city. …
The damaged internal roads and waterlogging inside the solid waste treatment plant are hampering the clearing of accumulated waste and fertiliser at Brahmapuram Municipal Solid Waste Treatment plant of the Kochi Corporation. Water from the nearby water body is reaching the floor of the plant and soaking the waste. A …
Apparently giving preference to political considerations over eligibility norms, the Centre is all set to clear the Kochi Metro Rail project, which will have three coaches in the first phase and will thus be the smallest metro in the country. The matter is likely to come up in the Union …
ThiruvananthapuramKerala, counting on debt funding by Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to feed 80% of its proposed R1.18-lakh-crore high-speed rail corridor project, is likely to corner some Japanese industrial investment too, as if in bonus. A business team, led by Japanese diplomatic officials, has been in talks with state industry …
KOCHI: In a major initiative to find a solution to the drinking water woes of West Kochiites, a Rs 1,000-crore project is being prepared by the state government in association with various agencies. The project, which is expected to be completed in three years, will benefit the residents of Varappuzha, …
KOCHI: As the call against the industrial pollution caused by plywood factories strengthens, hundreds of people took part in a protest march to the District Collectorate on Monday. The protest march, led by the Action Council for Environmental Protection, sought the cancellation of licences of the plywood manufacturing units in …
The School of Management Studies, CUSAT, has submitted the interim report on parking at Metro stations to Kochi Metro Rail Ltd. The report suggests that the need of parking facility is more in the suburban areas and it decreases towards the inner parts of the city. The final report on …
KOCHI: To prevent the illegal dumping of waste in public places, the Corporation will soon launch a special health squad. The squad will be divided into four units consisting of officials from the health department of the Corporation. Announcing the plan to set up the units at the launch of …
Several farmers here are up in arms against the proposed Gas Authority of India Ltd project to lay a pipeline from Kochi to Bangalore via Erode district for transporting gas. They have appealed to the Tamil Nadu government and the Gas Authority of India Ltd not to go ahead with …
The Kerala Government and Petronet LNG will sign a contract for setting up a Rs 2,250-crore power plant as part of the LNG terminal at Puthuvype in Kochi. This will be a combined cycle gas turbine project with a capacity of 356 MW, an official spokesman announced here. A decision …
Demand for liquefied natural gas likely to go up in international market The shutting down of nuclear power plants in Japan in the wake of the disaster borne out of massive tremor and tsunami there will have an impact on the energy scenario in Kerala. Projects based on liquefied natural …
KOCHI: The Solar City project, intended to make Kochi the first solar city in the state, is all set to takeoff soon as the Corporation is planning to constitute a committee for its launch. The project that will be implemented with the financial aid from the Central and State Governments …
The squads will undertake surprise visits to sand ghats. District Collector P.I. Sheikh Pareed has said that stringent measures have been adopted to put an end to illegal sand mining and sale in the district. Special squads comprising of representatives of revenue and police departments have been formed for the …
The operator will be selected through a global tender. The Suchitwa Mission of the Kerala government has initiated procedures for setting up a new solid waste treatment plant capable of processing 500 tonnes of material per day at Brahmapuram here. The mission, with the assistance of ICICI Kinfra Limited, a …
Coastal districts of the State, including Ernakulam, will witness an awareness campaign for conserving marine biodiversity on May 22. The Kerala State Biodiversity Board has come up with a programme for organising the campaign in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kochi, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kasaragod and Kannur districts. The United Nations had …
