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 …
Rains hit Kerala; Met to decide on official declaration in 24 hrs Evenas rains have started along the west coast of Kerala, India Meteorological Department (IMD) will still take at least 24 hours for the official declaration of monsoon. “Rains have started at the 14 designated stations in Kerala, which …
Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan has said that the State government will soon adopt the benefits of technological advancements including Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance cameras in order to ensure the effective implementation of waste management. He was launching the Janamaithri Waste-free Town programme at a function held here on Saturday. The …
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 …
Reviving its preference for hydel systems as sources of sustainable power generation, the State once again is opening up investment opportunities in ‘green' power with the identification of 57 small hydro-electric projects that have a combined capacity to generate nearly 170 MW of power (more than 440 million units a …
All houses to be brought under waste management network The first of the source-level waste processing schemes, declared in the annual budget of the State for 2012-13, will come up in Pala municipality. Speaking at the meeting called to discuss the issue at Pala on Tusday, Finance Minister K.M. Mani …
PALA: Following reports on the sales of contaminated river water as drinking water, the district food inspector has submitted a report on the pollution of the Meenachil river to District Collector Mini Antony. An official team, led by Pala RDO Joy Varghese and district food inspector David John, had on …
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Monday directed the State government to ensure that no tobacco products of any nature are sold within 100 yards from the outer limits of the boundary walls or fence of educational institutions. A Bench, comprising Acting Chief Justice Manjulla Chellur and …
Finance Minister K.M. Mani has proposed a two pronged approach to address the state’s worsening waste management crisis with an allocation of Rs 100 crore each for source level waste treatment plants and centralised high tech waste management plants in the state annual budget for 2012-13. It has been proposed …
KOCHI: Summer is the cruellest for the people of Kuttanad as drinking water would be the most sought-after thing in Kuttanad. The waterlogged areas of Kuttanad like Chambakulam, Edathua, Kainakary and Thayankari are reeling under acute shortage of potable water. According to the people in Edathua, more than six wards …
Urbanisation, influx of pilgrims, fertilizer-intensive farming, and indiscriminate sand-mining have impacted on the water quality of Manimala river, a major source of drinking water in Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts. A report published in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, an international journal devoted to progress in the use of monitoring data in …
The State Government has given the nod for installing garbage processing units based on modern technology in all the districts of the state. Local bodies will have to provide the necessary land and the full expenditure of installation of units will be borne by the State Government. Briefing mediapersons on …
Plan includes walkway by the Meenachil river Half a dozen tourism projects are being implemented in the district at a cost of Rs. 5 crore by District Tourism Promotion Council this year. Top on the agenda is the Thazhathangadi Beautification Project, being taken up at a cost of Rs.72.23 lakh. …
The district administration will soon adopt stringent measures to curb the sale and use of tobacco and tobacco-based products in the vicinity of educational institutions. Complying with the directions of the Health Department, the sale of such products has been banned within a radius of 400 yards from educational institutions. …
The Planning Commission began its intervention in the Rs.1,840-crore Kuttanad Package on Friday with a review visit and observed that the progress so far has not been on expected lines and that the process has to be accelerated. Planning Commission Member Secretary Sudha Pillai, who headed a team inspecting the …
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 …
KOCHI: The Public Works Department (PWD) has formulated 50 projects which will be implemented in the state soon, PWD Minister V K Ebrahim Kunju has said. “Most of these projects have already begun. Strict instructions have been given to the officials concerned to complete the projects on time. A state-level …
C.D. Thatte and D.K. Mehta are likely to submit report on December 26 Two technical members of the Empowered Committee — C.D. Thatte, former Secretary to the Ministry of Water Resources, and D.K. Mehta, retired Chief Engineer, Central Water Commission — will inspect the Mullaperiyar and Idukki dams from December …
“Reported panic and bandhs are all creations of Kerala government” Tamil Nadu on Friday refuted Kerala's allegation before the Empowered Committee, headed by the former Chief Justice of India, A.S. Anand, that the Mullaperiyar dam was not safe if the water level was maintained at 136 ft. and that it …
It wants court to restrain Chandy, his Ministers from making statement on row Contending that Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, his Ministers and officials are creating a fear psychosis among the people by issuing statements on the Mullaperiyar dam's safety, Tamil Nadu on Thursday moved the Supreme Court to restrain …
With a by-election to the Kerala assembly to be held soon, Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday said his Left Democratic Front (LDF) will raise funds from the people to build a new Mullaperiyar Dam. "The time is up and the LDF is prepared to raise the entire money from …
