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 canal cleaning work is in progress, workers found huge chunk of polythene bags with garbage thrown in the canal. It is mostly plastic waste, sanitary napkins and diapers. This is mainly because Kochi corporation has failed to set up an effective system to collect and dispose non-biodegradable waste …
With the highest number of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) violations being reported from Kochi, the Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority (KCZMA) will hold its special sitting in the district shortly. The State Authority is expected to meet by month-end. A joint session of the State Authority and the district coastal …
KOCHI: The decibel levels in Kochi have always been on the higher side, even before the Metro works began in earnest. Though authorities haven't been able to silence sound pollution, professional groups like the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Indian Medical Association (IMA) are trying to spread the message of …
This paper examines the vulnerability context of migrant workers’ in the informal sector in three Indian cities (Kochi, Surat, and Mumbai), specifically in terms of how their livelihoods interface with climate change and health inequities. A key assumption is that the progression of vulnerability to climate change and infectious diseases …
With Kochi city increasingly depending on work force commuting from suburbs and neighbouring districts, there is crying need to discourage private vehicles, while making available adequate number of commuter-friendly public transport systems. The dependence on workers from outside city limits is because the city area has almost reached its residential …
Criticising the civic administrators of the Kochi Corporation for their “failure” in various sectors of urban governance, the CPI(M)-led Opposition is planning to present an alternative plan for solid waste management in the city. The power-from-waste project proposed at Brahmapuram is not a feasible one considering the high humidity in …
KOCHI: The health officer of the Cochin Port Trust (CPT) on Tuesday submitted before the Kerala High Court that all ships were having their own garbage management plan, and waste generated in them were segregated accordingly. Port health officer K A Shyamini filed the report on a petition filed by …
Notice issued to textile firm to surrender land before March 18. The stage is set for the acquisition of land owned by a textile showroom at the north end of M.G. Road and of a jewellery at Edappally by force or under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, as …
KOCHI: City's apartment complexes have joined hands to implement various effective waste management systems. While some apartment associations turned to organic farming by using bio-degradable waste generated from individual dwelling units, others have come up with innovative ideas like using hollow tiles for paving the ground or substituting CFLs with …
Environmentalists have alleged widespread destruction of mangrove forests near Kochi city. Mangroves along the Container Road linking Kalamassery to the Vallarpadam Island have been severely affected. There have also been instances of burning of mangrove forests near Maradu, said State convenor of the National Alliance of People’s Movement, V.D. Majeendran. …
By 2021, city will need 975MU of power every year : The draft master plan for a Solar City project in Kochi, with a financial outlay of Rs. 696.59 crore, was presented before various stakeholders on Monday. The proposal drawn up by the All India Institute of Local Self Governance, …
After Cellular Operators Association of India, scientists have come out refuting Swadeshi Science Movement’s study on radiation threat for Kochi and Trivandrum from cell towers. “If the green, yellow and red ranges of readings are based on recommendation of Bio-Initiative 2007 report and further underscored by the Bio-Initiative 2012 report, …
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday observed that the Kochi Corporation appeared to be blissfully ignorant of its primary responsibility of public health and hygiene. The court also directed the Central government and the Central Pollution Control Board to file affidavits addressing all issues arising with regard to dumping of …
Health department has constituted rapid response teams The district has 17 people under home surveillance as part of precautionary measures taken against Ebola virus threat. The people who have travelled to countries or neighbouring countries, where Ebola virus infection is a major health concern, are restricted to the 21 days. …
The Kerala State Sanitation Mission will entrust an experienced agency to carry out study on the existing status of slaughterhouses and to prepare a detailed project report (DPR). The initiative will help the state to set up modern slaughterhouses at the identified locations to ensure the hygiene standard of the …
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday ordered that status quo be maintained with respect to the filling of wetland for setting up metro village in connection with the Kochi Metro rail project. A Division Bench comprising Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan and Justice Babu Mathew P Joseph passed the interim …
Govt. initiates project to install energy-efficient street lights. A project for installing energy efficient LED street lights in Kochi Corporation, Attingal municipality and Malappuram municipality has been initiated by the State government. It is being taken up in the public-private participatory mode as part of Nagara Jyothi, a scheme under …
The Rs. 450-crore Oceanarium project proposed at Kochi will face its first major test for implementation on Tuesday when it will be scrutinised for Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance. B. Madhusoodana Kurup, the Vice Chancellor of the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, will make a presentation before the …
The draft Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) for Kochi Corporation area and Maradu municipalities will be put out for public hearing next week. The Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority has initiated the series of public hearings with a one-day session at Kollam on Thursday. The draft plans were prepared according …
Plastic waste collected in gunny bags and piles of other refuses could be seen stacked in many parts of the city roads. Heaps of non-degradable waste, including plastic, is piling up in many parts of the city even as the city corporation is awaiting assistance from the State government for …
