Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
KOZHENCHERRY: Water Resources Minister P J Joseph said that the coverage of Japanese Drinking Water Scheme would be extended to more districts in the state. Inaugurating the Kerala Water Authority Staff Association state-level leadership training camp at Charalkunnu near here on Monday, P J Joseph said that the Japanese Drinking …
District Collector P.G. Thomas has said that tobacco use is a habit that does no good but brings misery to society. “Therefore the habit has to be given up” he said while launching the “Tobacco-free Kollam” scheme at a function here on Thursday. The harm of tobacco use was that …
A naturally growing rich mangrove forest along both sides of the railway causeway through the Paravur lake between Mayyanad and Paravur railway stations have been felled. No clear reason has been given for clearing the mangrove forest which stands in a Coastal Regulatory Zone. The development comes at a time …
Six species of wetland birds—including two, classified as ‘near-threatened'—were spotted at the Thenmala dam by a team of surveyors from the Forest Department and the Travancore Natural History Society. The survey at the dam in the Shenduruni Wildlife Sanctuary in Kollam district was held on January 28. According to society …
Move was proposed to provide employment under the MGNREGS Timely intervention by environment activists has prevented the destruction of a rich mangrove forest at Azheekkal in Alapad grama panchayat in Kollam district. The forest stands in a property owned by the Fisheries Resource Management Society (FIRMA), a wing of the …
KOCHI: The Kerala High court on Friday issued notices to Central and State government’s on a petition against the pollution caused by Kerala Minerals and Metals Limited (KMML) in Kollam district. The petition was filed by D Suresh Kumar, secretary, Polluted Area Welfare Society, seeking a directive to the KMML, …
Effluents from KMML (Kerala Metals and Minerals Ltd), a public sector unit based at Chavara in Kollam, are polluting water sources, degrading the environment, and posing a public health hazard, a study conducted by the Department of Geology, University of Kerala, has revealed. The study found that the plant manufacturing …
Tension prevailed at Kureepuzha in the city on Sunday over the issue of permitting eight trucks loaded with garbage to enter the garbage dumping yard there and unload. City Corporation authorities said that residents of the area under the banner of Human Rights and Environment Protection Council had been blocking …
A conference of the Paristhiti Samrakshana Ekopana Samithi (environment protection coordination committee) here on Monday called upon the Union government to take steps to address the fears of people about the Kudankulam nuclear power plant project. A statement in this connection said the fears should be seen in the backdrop …
Anti-nuclear activists under the aegis of Solidarity Council supporting Kudankulam anti-nuclear movements began a vehicle march to Kudankulam from here on Sunday morning. They demand that the Kerala government should take a stand on the nuclear power plant coming up at Kudankulam as Tamil Nadu government had done. They note …
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told the media after the Cabinet meeting on Monday that experts, who had examined the outbreak of diseases, had warned of serious problems in the absence of proper waste management. Another special meeting of the Cabinet will be held late Tuesday evening to approve an action …
President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has called for developing Ashtamudi Lake as an international tourism destination incorporating all principles of sustainable and responsible tourism. She was launching the maiden President's Trophy Boat Race on Ashtamudi Lake here on Tuesday. The President said Ashtamudi Lake was one of the largest wetland ecosystems …
Kollam has become the first City Corporation in the State to finish the preliminary work including surveying and mapping of slums in the run-up to the rollout of the Rs 350-crore Rajiv Awaz Yojna (RAY) scheme. Based on the socio-economic survey which will be completed fully by August 15, the …
Director of Health Services reviews fever situation The Health Department has directed its health supervisors to strengthen disease prevention and control activities at the field-level as viral fevers, including dengue and H1N1 cases, may go up as the monsoon intensifies. The Director of Health Services (DHS) convened a meeting on …
The present study comprises of field trips in different rural localities of Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram districts of Kerala. Information regarding the occurrence of plant species, their local names, parts ued, formulations and vegetable preparations through interviews and discussions held with elderly persons of rural communities were recorded. The plant specimens …
The present study comprises of field trips in different rural localities of Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram districts of Kerala. Information regarding the occurrence of plant species, their local names, parts ued, formulations and vegetable preparations through interviews and discussions held with elderly persons of rural communities were recorded. The plant specimens …
KOLLAM: Tests conducted by the material testing laboratory at the TKM College of Engineering here have found that sand mined from Ashtamudi Lake is unfit for construction because of its high saline content. Contractors in the district have been rampantly using sand mined from the lake for building works. Last …
KOLLAM: The identification process of critical wildlife habitats (CWH) in the State will be finalised after examining the revised guidelines notified by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). In all probability, the process will begin this month itself, sources in the Forest and Wildlife Department said. The Kerala …
Rs.143-crore plant to function from KMML complex at Chavara HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY: Industries Minister Elamaram Karim and Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran visit the Titanium Sponge Plant at Chavara, near Kollam, on Wednesday. KOLLAM: The country's first Titanium Sponge Plant (TSP) will be inaugurated at Chavara near here by February 15. …
Coastal stretch between Kollam and Alappuzha identified Reserves put at 1,400 million tonnes THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government is working on a proposal for optimum utilisation of mineral sand resources through separation, research and value-addition in the public sector with active involvement of local self-government institutions. Official sources told The Hindu here …
