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 …
Tecom, the promoters of SmartCity project, will submit the environmental clearance application for the complete project to state level environment impact assessment authority by month-end. This will ensure that they receive environmental clearance by the time they ready the detailed master plan for the project in March. The application is …
Kochi: The state-level steering committee, headed by chief minister Oommen Chandy, approved projects worth Rs 1,100-crore on Wednesday to avail funds under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme. Mayor Tony Chammany said, “Projects can be completed on time as they don’t require land acquisition if approval is given. …
If all goes as per plans, Kochi will be the first solar city in the state. However, the Opposition of the Kochi Corporation feels that more clarity is needed regarding the project and its feasibility. Criticising the Corporation Town Planning Committee for not providing adequate data to the International Council …
The Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) is drafting a “consultative tree planting plan” and has identified about 10 locations in the city to plant saplings. The agency, which is drafting the project along with the district tree cutting permit issuing committee, environmentalists and other green agencies, will soon implement the …
Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Thursday said her Ministry will express opposition if there was any damage caused to agricultural lands or environment under the Kochi-Mangalore gas pipeline. “We will surely express our opposition if there is any damage to farmlands or environment,” she said. Ms. Natarajan was responding …
Kochi: It is tough times ahead for Kochi Metro as environmentalists tighten the noose around Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL). The district tree cutting permit issuing committee has stated that it would issue further permits to cut trees for metro-related works “only after KMRL drafts a project for caring and …
The draft of the Kerala Perspective Plan, 2030 highlights the need to address rising water and land pollution in fast expanding cities like Kochi that is witnessing a huge influx of migrant population, especially in outskirts like Perumabavoor. Kochi figures in the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)’s list of 88 …
KSSP Team Starts Inspection Of Vembanad Lake Kochi:The people’s commission on Vembanad ecosystem (PCVE), set up by the Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP) to study the nature and extent of encroachments and violations on wetlands, met in Kochi and inspected waterfront areas. The commission headed by Prabhat Patnaik, economist and …
Even as the high court’s decision on allowing a National Green Tribunal circuit bench here is pending, the court clarified on Wednesday that it would not hear 45 types of cases related to environmental issues. With the court adopting such a stance, litigants in these 45 types of cases will …
Cabinet to take a decision on proposal soon Five special purpose vehicles (SPVs) will be floated to operate and manage 400 low-floor buses to be procured under the extended Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme for 12 districts in the State. The proposal to float them is before …
The effect of global warming, augmented by the rise in high-rises and dearth of enough green belts, will drastically affect the climatic conditions of Kochi. In the next three decades, Kochiites will feel the ‘heat’ of this phenomenon as the annual average temperature of Kochi will see a significant increase …
Kochi: A report by European organisation ICLE has warned that a part of Kochi could be submerged if average global temperatures increase by five per cent. ICLE had compiled the report by focussing on those cities that would be most affected by global warming. The report also said that Kochi …
Kochi: Cities across the world should share adaption strategies formulated to counter climate change, experts attending a two-day workshop on AsianCities Adapt-Impact of Climate Change in Target Cities 4 in India and the Philippines, said here on Wednesday. While interacting with the delegates, experts from Dymphna N Javier, University of …
Representatives from 20 cities from across South Asia will come together in Kochi on Wednesday to learn from each other on the issue of adaptation to climate change at the seminar on Asian Cities Adapt: Learning Exchange, co-organised by ICLEI South Asia and Kochi Corporation. The two-day workshop, will present …
In a bid to fast-track metro rail projects in various cities, the ministry of urban development (MoUD) has proposed that these plans be exempted from environmental clearances for an area of up to five acres. The ministry has sought a 'critical projects status (public utility)' for metro connectivity on similar …
With the Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) stating that they have no intention to work out a parking policy for the city, the ball is back in Kochi corporation’s court, underlining the urgent need for the local body to draft a parking bylaw. The Metro agency spokesperson said that their …
Environmental Impact Study Was Awarded By KMRL Only Recently Even as the work on Kochi Metro rail is progressing as per schedule, authorities are still in the dark about the environmental impact of the project. While environmental impact assessment (EIA) must be done before starting the project, the Kochi Metro …
Prominent environmental activists from Kochi surveyed the mangroves on Mulavakad island here on Tuesday, only to find that much of the mangrove wealth of the region had been destroyed in the name of development activities. A group of eight environmentalists set out to survey the state of mangroves in the …
Kerala has been asked to set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for operating and managing the buses procured by the State with assistance of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Setting up the SPV is the main condition put forward to the Local Self-Government Department by the …
Consultant Appointed To Automate Buildings And Campus In order to ensure stateof-the-art automated buildings and IT campus for SmartCity, Kochi, Tecom, the promoters of the project, has decided to prepare a digital master plan which will act as a blue print of the digital network system coordinating various operations. A …
