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 Kerala High Court on Wednesday held that the government of India should think of prohibiting the import, manufacture and use of asbestos to prevent health hazards. “Asbestos, including the fibre and its products, is banned in all developed countries as it is known to be hazardous to health …
KOCHI: Rising levels of pollution caused by plywood manufacturing units in Kuttippadam village in Perumbavoor is slowly forcing the residents of the area to abandon their homes in search of a healthier place to live. The once-serene and peaceful neighbourhood of Kuttippadam, a village at Vengola Panchayat of Perumbavoor, is …
Extension of metro up to Nedumbassery under consideration Executing the Kochi Metro Rail project as a Centre-State joint venture scheme has numerous advantages over implementing it as a public-private partnership project. Elaborating on the disadvantages of including private stakeholders in the construction, experts in the mass-rapid transportation sector, who did …
KOCHI: Aiming to free the city from the dangers of plastic, the Kochi Corporation’s ban on the use and sale of plastic carry bags under 40 microns, came into effect from Monday. The Corporation has also decided to strictly monitor the use of plastic products and create awareness among the …
The ban on use and sale of plastic carry bags below 40 micron will come into force in the city from Monday. The civic authorities are planning to undertake a twin approach to eradicate the menace from the city: to crack down on the sale and use, and create awareness …
The R5,146-crore Kochi Metro project is back on track, as Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) former managing director E Sreedharan and Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy broke ice over the recent global tender issue. If DMRC were to be handed over charge of the project, Kochi Metro will be commissioned …
KOCHI: The Mulavukad Island is all set to have a waste disposal system. The Goshree Island Development Authority (GIDA) is planning to construct a model solid waste treatment plant in Mulavukad. If found to be effective, similar plants will be set up in other islands under the jurisdiction of the …
KOCHI: The Kochi Corporation’s delay in taking a final decision on handing over the land to the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of India (CREDAI) for setting up a storage centre is hindering the launch of the e-waste management project. The project will become a reality only if the …
KOCHI: The Kochi Corporation will soon serve notices on the residential complexes that do not have waste treatment units. The decision, according to the authorities, will help Kochi attain the status of the first city in the country to have waste treatment units installed in all apartment blocks. “We will …
KOCHI: The subsidy announced by the state government for setting up waste treatment units in apartment complexes will strengthen the efforts of the Kochi Corporation and the CREDAI Clean City movement to make Kochi the first city with such units in all residential buildings. Earlier, the subsidy was limited only …
The implementation of the proposed Kochi metro rail project, which is awaiting final nod from the Central government, has become a bone of contention between the Congress-led state government and the Opposition with the latter alleging corruption behind the move to go for global tenders. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation …
The Suchitwa Mission has recommended setting up at Brahmapuram a mega plant capable of processing about 500 tonnes of municipal solid waste generated daily in Kochi corporation areas and nearby municipalities. Experts associated with the mission told The Hindu on Monday that the plant will work on a German technology …
The unused land of the FACT should be utilised for setting up a waste treatment plant, which can produce organic manure, suggested L.N. Sethumadhavan, a former member of the committee which drafted the solid waste management project report for Kochi Corporation. The organic manure production will complement the FACT's established …
KOCHI: It is high time that the city launched a decentralised waste management system, Union Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies K V Thomas said here on Friday. The minister was speaking after inaugurating the Suchitwa Varsham 2011-12 programme of Kochi Corporation. The year-long programme will aim at …
Plastic carry bags below the prescribed quality are soon to be banned in Kochi Corporation. Carry bags made out of the non-degradable material are causing environmental hazards, including water logging, in the city. The carry bags discarded by city dwellers are blocking the drains and preventing the free flow of …
Kochi is likely to become the first city in the country to implement an automated transport system based on global positioning system, said the District Collector P. I. Sheik Pareeth. In a pressnote issued by the Department of Public Relations, the Collector said that Kochi's plans to implement the futuristic …
Land acquisition for the proposed metro rail project in Kochi is likely to get smoother than expected as only 10 per cent of the 150 people, who will be affected by the project, have raised any objections to land acquisition. These objections will be examined by the District Collector, said …
"DAM 999", a movie that has been in the news for being banned in Tamil Nadu, has been shortlisted among the 265 films contending for the Best Picture nomination at the Oscars. This apart, its three songs are among the 39 shortlisted for nominations in the Original Song category for …
KOCHI: The Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) on Tuesday informed the Kerala High Court that the Kochi Metro Rail project would be placed before the Union Cabinet for final approval after a meeting of the Planning and Investment Board, scheduled next week. Tom Jose, Managing Director of Metro Rail Ltd, …
Eight local bodies in Ernakualm district, including the Kochi Corporation and seven municipalities, have failed to renew the authorisation under the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2000 for collection, segregation, transportation and suitable disposal of municipal waste. The municipalities that have not renewed the authorisation provided by the …
