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 …
Report filed by the Additional Secretary, Local Self Government Department, Kerala in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Suo Motu based on the report dated 26.06.2023 received from Hon’ble Justice A.V. Ramakrishna Pillai on the Present Status of Waste dump site at Cubaloor in Mangalpady Panchayat, Kasargod District, …
Report filed by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board on the status of implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in Mangalpady Grama Panchayat. The report was filed pursuant to the order of the NGT, December 7, 2023. Kubanoor, the waste processing facility had a waste processing, processing and recycling …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Baiju K G & Others Vs Dr. V P Joy dated 18/08/2022. The matter related to medical and healthcare facilities available for the Endosulfan affected areas of Kasargod. The counsel representing the victims of Endosulfan (petitioners) submit that there …
Kochi airport shut till Saturday | Red alert in 14 dists | 1.5 lakh people in relief camps The flood situation in Kerala further worsened with many areas inundated and flight operations suspended till Saturday at Kochi airport, as the toll rose to 67 with rain fury claiming 25 lives …
The State government on Wednesday informed the Kerala High Court that the Kasaragod District Collector had already initiated steps for identifying the real victims of endosulfan and excluding the ineligible persons included on the list of beneficiaries of a compensation scheme meant for the victims. The government said it had …
Rivers have already started drying up The district is facing an acute drought-like situation with major rivers here beginning to dry up as early as March. The water flow in the Payaswini river, a tributary of the Chandragiri, has stopped at Neyyamkayam near the north-eastern border hamlet of Kanathur. The …
Judgement of the High Court of Kerala in the matter of M. T. Thomas & Others Vs Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Thiruvananthapuram dated 05/02/2018 regarding spoiling of agriculture due to the attack of wild animals. The petitions have been filed by the agriculturalists who own or occupy lands in …
Delay in making available leased land in Kasaragod a major impediment The moves to commission 200-MW solar power projects here by 2019 to supplement the rising power needs of the energy-starved State have suffered a major jolt with uncertainty over the fate of projects planned in three locations in the …
KANNUR: The move to get green signal for bauxite mining at Kadaladippara in Kasaragod district faced a huge setback following the stiff opposition from the local residents and the political parties, following which the public hearing planned by the district administration had to be cancelled on Saturday. The public hearing …
Payment of compensation to endosulfan victims Despite the National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC) recommendation to the State in December, 2010 to provide compensation to endosulfan victims, over 3,000 persons who are in the official list have not received any payment so far. Of the 5,848 victims who found place in …
UDF-led opposition staged a walkout from the assembly on Wednesday alleging government's failure in the distribution of ration commodities in the Malabar region. Food and civil supplies minister P Thilothaman said the latest crisis came out due to the implementation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA). From November 14, …
KASARGOD: The phase I of the Kasargod Solar Park project, which will generate 50 megawatts (MW) of electricity, will be commissioned in December, said power minister Kadakampally Surendran. The 200-MW solar park being set up at Ambalathara is a joint venture of the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) and the …
A 15-kW solar power plant, set up atop the district panchayat building here, was formally commissioned by N.A. Nellikkunnu, MLA, here on Thursday. The plant, set up at a cost of Rs.15.25 lakh by the public sector Keltron, forgoes the conventional battery backup system. Surplus energy It will meet the …
Thiruvananthapuram: The government will examine the need to conduct a comprehensive study in the Endosulfan-affected areas in the state, especially Kasaragod district, covering aspects including the changes the residues of the toxic pesticide might have made in the soil structure. The need for such a study was said by chief …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: IF things pan out, solar power use in the state will be stronger by 71.3 megawatts (MW) this financial year itself. The Power Department intends to complete a bevy of big and mini projects in 2016-17 which will add to the rising solar power use in the state. Construction …
Some samples found unsuitable even for irrigation purposes Organic pollution and salinity intrusion have led to the decline of water quality in six river basins in the State, underlining the need for strict monitoring of water resources and initiating pollution-control measures to address public health hazards. The finding has been …
The groundwater table has gone down from one metre to three metres in some parts of the State with the peaking of summer. Palakkad is the worst affected district as the water table has gone down by three metres here, said K.S. Madhu, director of the Groundwater Department. Besides Palakkad, …
Samithy to hold talks with Chief Minister While getting ready for another round of parleys with Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday, the endosulfan victims of Kasaragod, who have been on a relentless battle to win their legitimate rights, are expecting a palpable government action to redress their woes. Scores …
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court has reserved verdict on a batch of petitions seeking a directive to pay compensation to the Endosulfan victims in Kasaragod, who have already been identified. The verdict was reserved by a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice K Vinod Chandran. It had …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Mohammed Anabagilu Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 04/11/2015 regarding dredging activities taking place in Arikadi and Shiriya Kadavus under the jurisdiction of Kasargod Port and also illegal sand mining in these areas.
