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 …
The State Pollution Control Board (PCB) will soon launch a probe into the charges that a Kochi metro contractor discharged polymer waste into the Chambakara river. “The PCB office in Kochi has been directed to submit a preliminary inquiry report in the next couple of days,” said K. Sajeevan, PCB …
With the Kerala High Court directing Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and the state government to complete the construction of Pachalam railway overbridge (ROB) within six months, local residents are hoping the district administration would complete the land acquisition process quickly. The Pachalam ROB action council welcomed the high court …
City Is The Least Polluted Among 32 Metros In Country, According To WHO Report This must come as a surprise for Kochi which has been pursuing its infra dreams and, according to popular perception, witnessing a consequent rise in air pollution levels. The global health report 2014 of the World …
KOCHI: The disagreement between the Congress and the Opposition LDF members over taking action against the Coastal Regulation Zone (CZR) norms violators in the Chilavanoor area, including the controversial DLF builders, led to a stormy session in the council meeting of the Kochi Corporation on Wednesday. The Opposition councillors belonging …
Revenue officials asked to measure land in possession of the builder The three-member committee of the Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority (KCZMA) inquiring into the alleged Coastal Regulation Zone violation by DLF builders will submit its report on Tuesday. The committee members, A. Ramachandran, Kamalakshan Kokkal and K. Padmakumar, inspected …
The report said that the work on the project had caused damage to houses and five roads in the area. Notwithstanding the intervention by the State Human Rights Commission, the Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) will go ahead with the Muttom yard project so as to complete its work in …
Departments concerned in dark on current power consumption While many cities in the country have submitted Detailed Project Reports and drafted master plans to conserve energy for the Union government’s Solar City project, Kochi is yet to complete stage one. A DPR enlisting the power distribution pattern in Kochi city …
KOCHI: A 19-storeyed apartment complex, constructed in Kundannoor, violating coastal regulation zone (CRZ) norms; a four-storeyed building in Aluva without toilets, parking area or rainwater harvesting facility; and a 10-storeyed complex built just four meters away from the waterfront in Tripunithura. These are some of the realty projects found flouting …
The audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), which had pointed out violations in building permits given to constructions in Kochi, also brought to notice violations in construction activities in the conservation zone of Fort Kochi. The report found that Kochi corporation gave permits for building construction in …
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has slammed the Kochi Corporation for alleged issue of permits to 19 buildings, including high-rise ones, along the Chilavanoor backwaters in violation of coastal regulation zone (CRZ) norms. This was among the several observations in the CAG report tabled on Thursday that among other …
Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on local self-government institutions (Kerala). The Report contains significant results of the performance audit and compliance audit of local self-government institutions, viz., District panchayats, block panchayats, grama panchayats, municipal corporations and municipalities.
The terms and conditions with respect to the Smart City project was diluted, which will affect generation of employment opportunities, according to the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. “The government may not be able to ensure the much proclaimed employment generation of 90,000 jobs as the …
CAG has questioned the need for Aranmula airport in Kerala and has recommended an in-depth study on environmental impact of the project on this ecologically-sensitive region based on reports submitted by the legislature committee on environment, Kerala State Biodiversity Board and the Expert Appraisal committee of Airport Authority of India …
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Thursday held that it was the obligation of the Kochi Corporation to implement waste management measures by creating awareness among the public. “The obligation is statutory in nature and cannot be brushed aside by stating flimsy reasons,” the Court observed. The Court expressed the …
Green buildings, which are coming up in the state, will be more costly for customers, courtesy the hike in freight rates by the Indian Railways. Green buildings, also known as sustainable buildings, use a process that is environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building’s cycle and is 10 to 20 …
No CRZ Clearance, Chief Secretary’s Report Terms Construction Illegal The government has appointed a threemember expert committee to study the technical aspects raised in a report submitted by chief secretary E K Bharatbhushan on the DLF riverside housing project at Chilavanoor, Kochi. The eight-page report, placed in the assembly on …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Secretary E K Bharat Bhushan has submitted his report to the government pointing out large-scale violations by the builders, in the DLF project at Chilavannoor in Kochi. The report will be tabled in the Assembly on Wednesday, said Environment and Forest Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan. The Chief Secretary in …
Mounting pressure over delays affecting major infrastructure projects in the city may force the district administration to partially revoke the ban on quarrying which has been in force for over a week. A decision to the affect is likely to be taken as the report by the sub-committee, constituted by …
KCZMA handed over details of over 10,000 ‘land modifications’ to local bodies in February. Weakening the Supreme Court’s drive against encroachments and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) violations along the banks of the Vembanad, the local bodies of Kochi, Kottayam and Alappuzha are sitting on a project for pinning down violators. …
The controversy over the environment clearance for the apartment project of the DLF Group at Chilavannoor is likely to be discussed at the next meeting of the Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority (KCZMA). The project was given green signal by the KCZMA even when it had appointed a subcommittee to …
