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 …
THRISSUR: A meeting of the officials concerned, held under the auspices of the district panchayat, has decided to study the feasibility of removing the sand and clay accumulated in various dams in the district under the Central Government's National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS). The meeting, chaired by district panchayat …
THRISSUR: Minister for Water Resources N K Premachandran said that the Government proposes to remove the sediments accumulated in the Poomala dam in the district. Talking to newsmen after visiting the dam here on Monday, he said that Kerala Engineering Research Institute, which had conducted sedimentation studies of Malampuzha, Peechi …
Documentary and monograph to be brought out soon. Thrissur: The UNICEF plans to bring out a documentary and monograph on urban community-managed water governance schemes in Thrissur. Arun Dobhal, Water and Environmental Sanitation Officer with UNICEF, announced this at a three-day workshop on
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A board meeting of the KSEB on Tuesday gave administrative sanction for a 24-MW hydel power project at Poringalkuthu, Thrissur. The 45-MU project is expected to be built in two years
When coordinated efforts are continuing throughout the world, especially in countries known for elephant-rearing, to fight the spread of tuberculosis among the pachyderms, owners of tamed elephants in Kerala are taking strong objection to reports on the disease. Veterinarians specialising in elephant diseases say that the elephant owners, mostly businessmen, …
THRISSUR: Two tuskers ran amok and blocked traffic on the NH-47 between Marathakkara, near here, and Chalakkudy for over 2 hours on Sunday. The incident created panic among the passengers who were stuck in various vehicles on the highway. Elephants Mahadevan and Ayyappan, both owned by Uttoli Krishnankutty, ran amok …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Around 14.52 percent of the total area in the state is prone to floods. Alappuzha district has been identified as the most flood-prone district and Idukki is the least flood-prone area. These facts were revealed during the preparation of the district-level hazard zonation maps by the Centre For Earth …
The Matsya Keralam project in the state is aimed at increasing the annual production of freshwater fish in the state to 2 lakh tones per year from the present 75,000 tones, said Fisheries Minister S Sarma. He was speaking after the inauguration of the second stage of Matsya Keralam project …
THRISSUR: A Comprehensive study on the linkage between ecosystem services and human livelihood depending upon the Thrissur kole wetlands by the research unit for Livelihood and Natural Resources of the Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad was launched, with an inception workshop organised by the district administration and …
THRISSUR: Laloor Malineekarana Virudha Samara Samiti has threatened to launch direct action to stop the construction of the secured landfill at the municipal solid waste treatment plant at Laloor in the town, if the Corporation does not stop the construction immediately. In a statement issued here, the secretary of the …
GURUVAYUR/THRISSUR: The Subbordinate Legislative Committee on captive elephants conducted a spot study on the elephants at the Punnathur Anakkotta here on Wednesday, where the elephants are sheltered. The committee, comprising MLAs Jose Thettayil, Simon Britto, Thomas Unniyadan and Murali Perunelli, conducted the study. The committee will submit a report on …
Animal Husbandry Minister C Divakaran presenting a goat to a student of the Peringottukara Government Higher Secondary School in Thrissur on Tuesday. THRISSUR: Animal Husbandry Minister C Divakaran has said that animal welfare clubs will be established in all the schools in the state. Inaugurating the Animal Welfare Club and …
THRISSUR: Climate change is a reality and seeing nothing, hearing nothing and doing nothing to lessen its impact on life on the earth are no longer an option, said Prof Kadambot Siddique, Director of the University of Western Australia. Addressing students and teachers of the Kerala Agricultural University at Vellanikkara …