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 …
Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission has given Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) the green light for selling power to a remote village in Karnataka that borders with Kannur district in Kerala. Makkoottam village in Karnataka is about 4km away from the Kerala border. Electricity has not reached this village where …
The changing climate and environmental factors are reflecting on the habitats of the birds too, especially a variety of water birds, that come to the Malabar region. In the recent years, some varieties have made the place their regular habitats, say experts. According to the local bird enthusiasts, they have …
A woman and her three children have been staging a protest in front of the Collectorate here since July 11 demanding action against illegal extraction of beach sand from near her home at Puthiyangadi here. She had earlier staged a sit-in near the Pazhayangadi police station here raising the same …
Ezhimala-Puligom- Bhagamandala interstate road project has got struck because Karnataka government opposes it citing environmental impact. This project could revolutionize the connectivity between north Malabar and places like Mysore and Bangalore. However, with the Congress back in power, there is a ray of hope feel the people who lobbied for …
Unscientific disposal of sewage and pesticide residue from farmlands have contributed to organic pollution and chemical contamination of surface and groundwater resources in four river basins across the State, namely Valapattanam in Kannur, Kallada in Kollam, Keecheri-Puzhakkal in Thrissur, and Chandragiri in Kasaragod district. An environmental monitoring programme on water …
Aimed at making Kannur water-rich district in four years The Kannur Water Conservation Society (KWCS) will launch long-term groundwater recharge activities in view of the depletion in groundwater level and contamination of water resources in the district that raise concerns about a severe drought situation. The society, which was established …
A high-level Environment Ministry panel has recommended granting green clearance to the proposed international airport at north Kerala’s Kannur district. The decision to recommend the environmental clearance for the airport was taken at the recent meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for Building Construction, Coastal Regulation Zone, Infrastructure Development …
Pattuvam drinking water project inaugurated Minister for Water Resources P.J. Joseph has said construction of reservoirs to harvest rainwater will be popularised, and all drinking water project works taken up by the government will be completed in a time-bound manner to address the drinking water scarcity in the State. Inaugurating …
Kudumbasree plans extensive campaign across the State In a move to spread the message of energy conservation among the people, the Kudumbasree Mission has planned an extensive publicity campaign across the State. In the district, the programme will be undertaken by selected Kudumbasree workers through community development societies (CDS). As …
The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has decided not to grant environmental clearance to any proposals coming under the Ecologically Sensitive Zone-1 of the Western Ghats. The decision comes in the wake of a direction issued by the National Green Tribunal that the recommendations of the Western Ghats Ecology …
Thrissur: A panel constituted to work on demarcating ecologically-sensitive zones around national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in the state on Monday visited the Silent Valley National Park in Palakkad and held deliberations with the public. The panel members, comprising MLAs T N Prathapan, N Shamsudeen and state wildlife board officials, …
Bank’s pre-appraisal mission says worrying increases in cost estimates need serious review The World Bank has expressed reservation on the ‘slow progress’ in completing acquisition of the remaining land needed for the second phase of the Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP) that aims at world-class development of 367 km of …
The commissioning of the natural gas pipeline of Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) will be subject to the approval of the Oil Industries Safety Directorate (OISD), according to officials of GAIL. Speaking at a meeting convened by District Collector Rathan Kelkar here on Wednesday on the laying of natural …
The police here have beefed up measures to check unauthorised mining of sand in different parts of the district. The police action followed reports of large-scale unauthorised mining of sand from rivers to defeat regulation of sand-mining activities under the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of …
In a bid to arrest the rapid depletion of mangroves, the state forest department has mooted a proposal to acquire mangroves in private land along the Kerala coast, perhaps for the first time in the country. The owners would be adequately compensated, forest department sources said. Individuals have been holding …
656 acres will be acquired under second phase The State-level Empowered Committee has given approval for the acquisition of 656 acres of land for the proposed Kannur International Airport, Ports and Excise Minister K. Babu has said. The said expanse would be part of the second phase of land acquisition …
The Western Ghats Protection Committee (WGPC) seeks a detailed study of the tremors felt in certain parts of Kasaragod and Kannur districts on October 14. It feels that the tremors could be the fallout of uncontrolled and illegal granite and laterite mining in the region. A meeting held here on …
The area around forests has had several human-animal conflicts Solar fences will henceforth secure human settlements and farmlands in the three forest divisions of Wayanad from wild animal raids that have lead to several man-animal conflicts in recent years. Solar fences will be installed along a length of 300 km …
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said that the State government will supplement the compensation available to farmers, who had lost their crops in floods and landslips in Kozhikode and Kannur district early this month, under Central norms. Thus they would get two to three times the compensation compared to what …
Solar fences will henceforth secure human settlements and farmlands in the three forest divisions of Wayanad from wild animal raids that have lead to several man-animal conflicts in recent years. Solar fences will be installed along a length of 300 km in the forest divisions of Wayanad North and South …
