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: As viral fever is spreading across Kerala, the district medical authorities have claimed that they are taking all necessary steps to ensure that the fever was contained. However, much more needs to be done as more people are succumbing to the viral attack. The district authorities said the situation …
KOCHI: Ever since waste disposal became a serious problem in the city, organisations have worked to offer solutions in their own way. Plan@Earth, the NGO working for the environment, partnered with ITC Ltd to launch a solid paper waste collection programme in Kochi last year. The project called WOW (Wealth …
KOCHI: Taking forward the initiative to increase the number of comfort stations in the city, the construction of the second toilet complex out of the nine such facilities on a public-private participation (PPP) model will begin on June 7. According to the agreement, Creative Team - the implementing agency of …
KOCHI: The CREDAI Clean City Movement, in association with local bodies and residents associations, inaugurated a project for achieving self-sufficiency in disposing of organic waste at the General Hospital here on Wednesday. Corporation health committee chairman N A Mani inaugurated the programme. Similar programmes will be held at different places …
KOCHI: Decks have been cleared for five Metro Rail-associated projects that are expected to ease traffic congestion in the city. With the detailed project reports (DPR) getting ready, tender procedures for the projects will begin by month-end. The five projects include renovation of the North railway overbridge (ROB), construction of …
KOCHI: Toeing the line of Kochi Corporation in improving the public sanitation system in the commercial capital, the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) has decided to open two more toilet complexes in the city soon. After inaugurating the GCDA
KOCHI: The State Government has decided to ensure proper parking facilities and bus shelters for low-floor KSRTC buses in Kochi. Flagging off the semi-low-floor buses in the city introduced as a part of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission here on Friday, Transport Minister Jose Thettayil said the government, …
KOCHI: The Kerala State Electricity Board will distribute two 14-watt compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) to the households that come under the Kaloor electrical section, from Tuesday. The CFLs will be distributed at the St Francis Church, Kathrukkadavu, on May 13, Pioneer Hall, Thammanam Road, on May 14, and St Francis …
KOCHI: The impasse over the allocation of land for the proposed sewerage plant at West Kochi has come to an end with the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) deciding to hand over five acres of land at Mundamvely for the plant.
KOCHI: To reduce the traffic congestion on the M G Road, the city traffic police have decided to bring in certain regulations on a trial basis from May 1. According to the new regulations, the private buses going to Thevara, Island, and West Kochi through the Hospital Road should cross …
M Subramanian KOCHI: Rainwater harvesting has become a necessary part of all land management projects where the owners have to utilise their own resources for daily requirements. The water bodies and associated channels should be planned in such a way that the maximum amount of rainwater falling in a particular …
KOCHI: The district administration has decided to take a slew of measures to resolve the issues regarding voltage deficit, shortage of drinking water in the District Development Council Meeting convened recently. To curb the voltage deficit district Collector M Beena has directed the officials of the Power-Telecom Coordinating Committee and …
KOCHI: To give an uplift to the existing sewerage system, the Kochi Corporation has come up with a plan to introduce an underground sewage project in the city. The objective of the project is to ensure improvement in urban hygiene and sanitation that will in turn improve public health. Deputy …
KOCHI: The managers of non-degradable waste in the city are a relieved lot as the Refuse- Derived Fuel (RDF) plant at Brahmapuram is all set to open on April 16. Once the RDF plant becomes operational, the overall efficiency of the Brahmapuram solid-waste plant will increase considerably. This will help …
Kalpana Pathak & Sanjay Jog / Mumbai April 06, 2010, 1:12 IST Petronet LNG (PLL) is in talks with West Asian countries, including Qatar, to secure gas supply for its Kochi terminal. Petronet has already tied up for 1.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) LNG from the proposed Gorgon project …
KOCHI: The State Government has given sanction to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to do the preparatory works for the commencement of work of the Kochi Metro Rail. The order was issued in the wake of DMRC's proposal to start the Rs 158.68-crore preparatory work for Kochi Metro. The …
M Subramanian KOCHI: Gardening turns expensive at places where there is an acute shortage of good unpolluted water. In a city like Kochi most of the plots were reclaimed in the past few decades, before that they were uncultivated with marshy plants all over. The soil in such places is …
MALAPPURAM: The implementation of various projects under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is proving to be a success in the district with around 77.63 percent utilisation of the total fund allotted by the government in the previous fiscal. According to officials, the district stands fourth in the state …
KOCHI: The Brahmapuram Solid Waste Treatment Plant is gearing up for a facelift. The Corporation has proposed some ambitious projects in its annual budget for the year 2010-11. With the civic body recently acquiring 45 acres of land, the total land it holds in Brahmapuram is 104 acres. The master …
