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 …
The Kerala Water Resources Department will review the safety aspects of all dams under it. A conference convened by Minister for Water Resources P. J. Joseph took the decision in view of the overtopping of the Pazhassi Dam early this week. It decided to replace all the shutters of the …
Pazhassi dam in danger as water flows one metre above its crest; families evacuated The heavy rain, landslips, and floods that devastated many areas in Kozhikode and Kannur districts in the last two days have claimed at least nine lives. Eight persons, five of them from a family, were buried …
Proposal for at least 10 cents of land to those who lose houses A special meeting convened by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy to discuss the greenfield road as part of the infrastructure development for the proposed Kannur airport has decided to undertake a feasibility study on the widening of Thazhe …
Sand-mining from rivers in the district has been banned by District Collector Ratan Kelkar from June 20 to July 31. An official press release here on Tuesday said the decision to ban sand-mining during the period was taken to ensure the availability of sand and to protect rivers. The ban …
Action against those using contaminated sources: Collector Even as many parts of the district are experiencing acute drinking water scarcity, the quality of drinking water being supplied in tanker lorries by private agencies has raised concerns in the wake of media reports that contaminated water sources are being used for …
KOZHIKODE: Showing signs of improvement in the mangrove cover across the state, the Annual Report of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) 2011-12, which was released recently, notes that the mangrove cover in Kerala has increased for the first time since 2005. According to the report, the total mangrove …
The Thalassery municipality resumed waste disposal at Pettippalam with the aid of the police on Tuesday morning, amid dramatic scenes following the arrest of people protesting against the waste dump. Waste disposal had been stalled since November 2011 with an agitation by the local people. The police used force to …
Finance Minister K.M. Mani’s announcement during his Budget speech in the Assembly that the biodiversity-rich wetland area of Munderikadavu here will be developed into a bird sanctuary has been greeted by bird lovers in the region with a note of caution that the proposal should envisage the protection of the …
Munderikkadavu and surrounding areas in the district have to be protected with the involvement of local bodies to develop it into a bird sanctuary, a report prepared by birders on the proposal for conserving the area as a bird sanctuary said. The findings and the recommendations of the report came …
KOCHI: The PWD will soon start the road work for Rs1,343 crore allotted by the Finance Department, said Public Works Minister V K Ebrahim Kunju. After a review meeting of the top officials of PWD here on Tuesday, the minister said the Urban Development Project under the Road Fund Board …
No projects being submitted by local bodies for burning biomedical waste from local hospitals are acceptable as incineration of hazardous toxic waste is highly harmful, warn Health Department officials here. According to the officials, the local bodies should ensure that the projects for burning the biomedical waste complied with strict …
82-km Kannur-Vengalam stretch to be developed into four lanes Renewed efforts will be taken to accelerate the steps for acquiring land for widening the Kannur-Vengalam reach of the National Highway 17 (NH-17) to develop it into a four-lane highway. Public Works Minister V.K. Ebrahim Kunju will be holding a meeting …
A meeting convened by District Collector Anand Singh here on Sunday to find a solution to garbage disposal problems of Thalassery municipality was inconclusive as representatives of local action committees abstained from the meeting. The meeting was called in the wake of agitation by people of Pettippalam in the New …
End to decade-long wait of 14 villages in Kannur KANNUR: A water supply scheme waiting to be commissioned in a couple of weeks ending a long delay of over a decade is all set to cheer people living in 14 drought-hit villages in the district. A longstanding dream of the …
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest has decided to withhold forest clearance to Sutlej basin Shongtang-Karcham (450 MW) hydel project in Kinnaur district of Himachal Prdaesh, but has decided to give its go-ahead to Chanju-I (36MW)
KANNUR: Kattampally wetland area in Kannur district, known for its migratory bird sanctuary, is likely to be included in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. The district panchayat has proposed the area to the state government for designation under the Ramsar Convention. The Ramsar Convention is an intergovernmental …
A drive through Tillenkeri panchayat in Kannur district in Kerala, which has hundreds of acres of multi-crop farms, is a delight for the eyes. Drive a few hundred kilometers further south-east, and the scene is repeated in Vattavada in the hilly Idukki district. Visitors may take it for granted that …
The 80-member Food Security Army (FSA) envisaged as an initiative of the Malabar Kaipad Farmers' Society involving participation of paddy farmers to enhance paddy production in North Malabar will be
Due to illegal fishing by the non-local fishermen, who belong to nomad community, the Netravati river water is getting contaminated and it has been alleged that organisms living in water are being destroyed. More than 25 fishermen family members from Shimoga and Chikmagalur have landed up in Bantwal taluk and …
