Reply by the Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Kerala in Original Application 184/22 filed by M N Jayachandran before the National Green Tribunal. M N Jayachandran in his petition before the NGT had alleged that Biji P Mathew was running tourism activities in the encroached area of the Periyar …
The Centre on Wednesday appealed to Tamil Nadu and Kerala to amicably settle the issue of Mullaperiyar Dam between them and expressed its willingness to play a role of “facilitator”. “It is amongst themselves that the matter can be sorted out. We can only play a role of facilitator. We …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday night held consultations with water resources minister PK Bansal on the Mullaperiyar dam – an old dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which has been reignited by a movie, Dam 999, and fresh cracks on the dam following two minor quakes in the region. …
Wind energy projects, which were on the back burner after the Suzlon related controversy over the Adivasi land issue in Attapadi, has gathered steam again in the state with the private sector INox Renewables Limited and the the public sector National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) geared up to set up …
The Hollywood film Dam 999, which was slated for release on Friday, has already run into a storm with the DMK, MDMK and PMK demanding its ban as they alleged it depicted the collapse of the century-old Mullaiperiyar Dam over which Tamil Nadu is locked in a row with Kerala. …
Union Minister for Water Resources Pawan Kumar Bansal on Tuesday clearly told Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy in New Delhi that the Centre would try to mediate and convene a bilateral meeting between governments of Kerala and Tamil Nadu if Kerala gave a written assurance that it would continue to …
Kerala on Monday insisted on building a new dam near the existing Mullaperiyar dam in the wake of reports that the recent tremors had caused damage to it, an issue on which the state has been at loggerheads with Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu has always been opposed to constructing a …
People of Idukki, Kerala’s second largest district having several giant, large and medium-sized dams, now feel that they are perhaps sitting on a geological time bomb in the context of recurring tremors, soil piping among hills surrounding a huge reservoir and cracks and leaks that keep on appearing in a …
The officials in charge of the reservoir spotted two minor cracks on it bottom, believed to have been caused by the latest tremor. Recurrence of mild tremors in Idukki district in Kerala is causing concern over the safety of the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam, located on the borders with Tamil Nadu. …
Small cracks appeared at least at three points in the 115-year-old Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala's Idukki district following two minor tremors that occurred early on Friday. The tremors and cracks have created panic among the people in River Periyar's downstream areas. The district has more than a dozen large and …
Low-intensity tremors rocked most parts of Idukki district in the early hours of Friday. No damage has been reported from any parts of the district so far. Tremors were felt at most parts of the district including Mullaperiyar, Vagamon, Kulamavu, Upputhode and Thopramkudi. Many people were awakened from sleep early …
Kerala government is in a fix with the National Human Rights Commission issuing notice to the State government for non-payment of adequate compensation to victims of pesticide endosulfan in Kasaragod district. The Commission had recommended, in its order in December last, payment of Rs. 5 lakh as compensation to the …
The Union government has included Idukki in the National Tourism Circuit and a project has been proposed to arrange basic facilities in the main tourism spots in the district, P.T. Thomas, MP, has said. An amount of Rs. 4.85 crore has been earmarked for the project. Kerala Industrial and Technology …
Hostel facilities for tribal children to be strengthened Thrust has been given to education in the Integrated Tribal Development Programme (ITDP) in the district. According to Aruna Giri, project officer, ITDP, this year's programme throughout the State lays stress on the education of tribal children. As part of this, hostel …
The State Horticultural Mission will implement various schemes worth Rs.77 crore during the current financial year for producing and distributing planting materials, expanding organic cultivation and training and post-harvest management, among others. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy would inaugurate the schemes at a function at Koothuparamba at 4 p.m. on September …
KERI team to prepare report on decommissioning the dam The Mullaperiyar Agitation Council on Thursday condemned the action of the Tamil Nadu Public Works Department (PWD) in denying permission to a Kerala Engineering Research Institute (KERI) team to survey the Mullaperiyar dam. The survey is required to prepare a report …
10 new frog species found in a wide geographical range Ten new species of frogs have been discovered by a team of biodiversity researchers, led by Anil Zachariah, veterinary surgeon, Animal Husbandry Department, during a recent exploration in the Western Ghats. The discovery, published in the latest issue of Biosystematica …
A high-level conference convened by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Friday to discuss the tremors occurring in Idukki district decided to entrust the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, with a dam-break analysis of the Mullaperiyar dam. The IIT would find out the areas that could be inundated in the …
Kochi: Three minor cracks were noticed on the top surface of the Mullaperiyar dam after the tremor in Idukki district on Tuesday. “The cracks are not serious and it is not clear whether they are linked to the tremors, or were caused by some other factors,’’ George Daniel, executive engineer …
NTPC Ltd., formerly the National Thermal Power Corporation, is venturing outside its known territory of operation - generation of thermal energy - by exploring wind energy possibilities. Union Minister of State for Power K.C. Venugopal stated this here on Monday at a function to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) …
Thiruvananthapuram: Electricity Minister Aryadan Mohammed on Monday announced a slew of projects to be implemented during Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's 100-day programme, focussing on improving efficiency of the Kerala State Electricity Board. Addressing a meet-the-press programme organised by the Thiruvananthapuram Press Club, Mr. Mohammed said the board would go for …
