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 Central Government on Monday submitted before the Kerala High Court that it had already declined a request by the state government to ply buses allotted to Kochi city under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme, to destinations outside the city limits. Counsel for the Centre T …
Agency Installs Meters To Monitor Water Supply From Aluva Plant The permanent water flow meters installed at Aluva water treatment plant to monitor the quantity of water supplied to the city is likely to become operational next week. According to Kerala water authority (KWA), water supply can be monitored and …
Plant expected to be commissioned in three years at a cost of Rs.3 crore per mega watt The Kerala State Electricity Board has set in motion the process of setting up a 350-475-MW combined cycle power generation facility at Brahmapuram using natural gas as the feedstock. In combined cycle power …
Environment conservation has taken a backseat in the district, with the Kochi Corporation and municipalities not preparing People’s Biodiversity Registers (PBR) yet. The Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) formed in these local bodies have also become defunct, thereby, failing in their task of conserving the region’s biodiversity. The PBRs are expected …
Kochi: Putting the city corporation in a tight corner, the local fund audit department has found many flaws, including miserly spending, while implementing projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Mission (JNNURM). As per the audit report of the project, the local body had spent only 28.72% of the total …
There is no respite to the drinking water woes of the residents of Edakochi and Perumpadappu region despite projects being implemented in this regard. Though the the second phase of the much-hyped Hudco drinking water project was commissioned a few months ago, the residents are facing acute shortage of potable …
First vessel carrying natural gas berths at Petronet LNG terminal in Kochi Kerala made a historic leap in the energy sector on Tuesday with the vessel carrying natural gas from Qatar docking at the Petronet LNG terminal at Puthuvype near here. Wilenergy, the LNG carrier laden with 123,000 cubic metre …
Construction Of The First Phase To Start This Month-End The much-delayed SmartCity project received a shot in the arm after the single window clearance board, which met in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday, granted building permit for the construction of first IT building. Following the decision, Tecom, the promoters of the project, …
Kochi: Think twice before you light up in public places in the district. Carrying on their good work from last year, the shadow police are booking offenders with a missionary zeal. Between January and May this year, the police have caught 6,433 persons for smoking in public places and levied …
The city corporation may focus on the protection of water bodies, heritage conservation and improvement of drainage system in the second phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission (JNNURM). The local self-government department on Monday directed all beneficiary cities to submit a detailed project report of their plans …
City utilises only 35% of funds; two major projects fail to take off Kochi has put up a dismal performance in implementing the Centrally supported Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) projects. The city could utilise only 35 per cent of the amount approved for projects, according to a …
With pipe bursts and leakage becoming a routine problem, water supply to the city has fallen drastically. According to the latest data provided by the Kerala Water Authority (KWA), water supply to the city stands at around 140 million litres a day (MLD), a reduction of around 25 MLD from …
To Observe Dry Day A Week At School & Home Kochi: School students in Kochi will take an anti-dengue pledge and observe ‘dry day’ once a week at their schools and home to prevent and control the outbreak of epidemics. “Students have been asked to take the anti-dengue pledge. School …
Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) has assigned CDM Smith, a US-based company that provides integrated solutions in environment, energy and transportation, to carry out a detailed survey for the forecast of reduction of carbon emission along the metro alignment from the year 2018 to 2048. The study would give an …
With biomedical waste treatment becoming a major issue in city apartments, the Kochi-chapter of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (Credai) has decided to launch a project to address the issue under the Clean City Movement. The project will be introduced on a pilot basis in 25 …
KOCHI: Experts have approved Greater Cochin Development Authority's (GCDA) plan to install windmills at Marine Drive to generate power for street lights on the stretch. Allaying fears of noise pollution, energy experts and city architects said wind energy was one of the most eco-friendly source of alternative energy. The walkway …
KOCHI: Look, who's tilting at windmills? Well, bitten by the alternative energy bug, the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) has decided to harness wind power, of all places, at Marine Drive! The development authority is planning to tap wind energy for power lighting systems at the Marine Drive walkway. In …
Divya Industries, a company based at Muvattupuzha, has launched a new parking system which makes optimal use of space to accommodate 100 cars in just 11 cents of land. The project called Tvastr Automated Multilevel Car Parking Solution has been developed by Dhinu Krishnan, Rajesh R Nair and Ajith Ramachandran. …
The second phase of the installation of surveillance cameras at waste dump sites will be launched by next month. Proposed in the Kochi Corporation’s 2012 budget, the `10-lakh project will see the installation of cameras at dumping yards on roadsides, border areas of the Corporation and abandoned properties. The Corporation …
Apprehensions are rife over the amount of water to be supplied by the Kerala Water Authority to the city once the Rs 201-crore Maradu Water Treatment Plant is commissioned. As per the original detailed project report (DPR) 52 per cent of the water recycled at the treatment plant with a …
