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 …
Judgment of the Kerala High Court in the matter of Suo Motu Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 08/01/2024. The Special Commissioner, Sabarimala has filed this report regarding the presence of unauthorized hawkers/sellers of articles including plastic toys, plastic articles and drinking water in PET bottles at Nilakkal. The …
Affidavit filed by the Superintending Engineer, Public Works Department, Thiruvananthapuram, Government of Kerala in Original Application No. 128 of 2021 (Ibrahim Karim Vs State of Kerala & Others). The matter related to construction of a pilgrim centre and Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus station, Ittiyappara, proposed by the …
Affidavit filed by the District Collector, Pathanamthitta in the matter of Ibrahim Karim Vs State of Kerala & Others. A case was filed against the construction of Sabariamala Pilgrim Centre Complex in Ranni, Ittiyappara stating that the work site comes under the category of wetland. At present, the land appears …
Central PCB’s figures put the town next to Tezpur, which is the least polluted town Pathanamthitta is the second least polluted town in India in terms of air pollution, next to Tezpur in Assam, according to the figures of the Central Pollution Control Board for 2018. Alexander George, District Environmental …
Says granite quarry at Enadimangalam produced expired explosives licence The Western Ghats Protection Council (WGPC) has alleged serious flaws in the granting of environment clearance for a granite quarry in Enadimangalam village in Pathanamthitta district. In a statement issued here on Monday, WGPC district president Avinash Palleenazhikathu said that the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manushyavakasa Samrakshana Sangham & Others Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 11/08/2016 regarding quarrying operations carried out in Kalanjoor Grama Panchayat, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala. NGT finds that in the light of the various reports filed by the statutory authorities, …
Blatant violation of rules on environment conservation has posed a major threat to the eco-system in the hilly terrains of Pathanamthitta district. Illegal quarrying, razing of hills, conversion of wetlands and low-lying paddy fields have taken its toll on the environment and climate of Central Kerala, known for its network …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of K.K.Somasekharan Pillai & Others Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 07/04/2016 regarding cleaning and maintenance of rivulet starting from the joining point of Pampa and Manimala rivers leading to Panamkuzhi Reach- II, Thiruvalla. The maintenance of …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of K.S. Rajan Vs Ministry of Environment & Forests & Others dated 04/11/2015 regarding quarrying activities in Survey Nos.270/2-1, 2-2, 2-3 of Malayalapuzha Village, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala.
What Aranmula needs is environment conservation’ The Aranmula Heritage Village Action Council has called upon the Union government to withdraw the terms of reference granted by the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) to KGS Aranmula International Airport Limited for conducting a fresh environmental impact assessment (EIA) at Aranmula. Inaugurating an environment …
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar clarified on Tuesday that the Narendra Modi government had never favoured the controversial private airport project at Aranmula in Pathanamthitta district and no sanction had been given since the government assumed office last year. Addressing a public meeting organised by the BJP to mark the …
The Aranmula Heritage Village Action Council has said the Environment Appraisal Committee under the Union Environment Ministry is yet to give the green signal to the KGS Group to conduct a fresh environment impact study. The action council, which received a copy of the minutes of the Environment Appraisal Committee’s …
The Aranmula heritage village action council is exploring various legal options against the KGS group for saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would lay the foundation stone of the proposed Aranmula airport project. "The name of the Prime Minister's Office has been dragged into the proposal to create confusion and …
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said the government had not given environmental clearance for the proposed airport project at Aranmula. Speaking to reporters here on Saturday, Javadekar said it was the UPA Government that gave clearance for the project, which was later cancelled …
Dumping of solid waste, saline water intrusion are main factors, says survey Saline water intrusion and dumping of solid waste have led to the erosion of water quality in the Manimala river basin in Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts, a survey carried out by the Centre for Water Resources Development and …
For involving local people in managing the habitat The Periyar Tiger Reserve, spread over 925 sq.km. in Kerala, bagged the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) biennial award on Tuesday for encouraging local public participation in managing the reserve. There are 75 communities living around the reserve, including tribal people who …
The KGS Group has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against the national green tribunal (NGT) stay on the environmental clearance for the proposed Rs 2,000-crore international airport at Aranmula. The case is set to come up for admission hearing on Monday . In its appeal, the group has …
Management says that 'the project is very much on' and the first phase of the airport would be operational in 2016 KGS Aranmula International Airport Limited [KAIAL] will appeal in the Supreme Court against the verdict of the National Green Tribunal [NGT], said Gigi George, managing director. Addressing a press …
The national green tribunal order, scrapping the environment clearance for Rs 2,000-crore Aranmula international airport project, has noted that there was no study done on noise pollution, emission of hydrocarbons and its impact on the immediate environment. Coming down heavily on the expert appraisal committee (EAC) that gave the green …
KOCHI: In a sharp criticism against the promoters of the proposed airport at Aranmula, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) termed the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) submitted by them as ‘inadequate, incorrect, misleading and fraudulent’. The NGT made this observation while announcing the judgment on an appeal filed against the Environment …
