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 …
There are 234 constructions in the district violating the norms of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Act, Minister M K Muneer told the Assembly on Monday. There are a total of 8,751 constructions in the state violating the norms. Action has been taken against the officials who gave sanction for …
CAG has questioned the need for Aranmula airport in Kerala and has recommended an in-depth study on environmental impact of the project on this ecologically-sensitive region based on reports submitted by the legislature committee on environment, Kerala State Biodiversity Board and the Expert Appraisal committee of Airport Authority of India …
‘Poor response’ from the two Corporations to request for plan erala Monorail Corporation Ltd. (KMCL), the Special Purpose Vehicle set up to execute the Rs.5,581-crore monorail project in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode, will rope in a multi-disciplinary consultancy to prepare the Comprehensive Mobility Plan for the two cities. The decision was …
Almost a year after consultancy firm Egis India took over as independent engineer for the City Roads Improvement Project (Crip), the Kerala Road Fund Board (KRFB) is on a hunt for the next independent engineer to review the multi-crore project. The first tender invited by KRFB received no response, prompting …
The Chennai Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has on Tuesday allowed Vizhinjam port authorities to go ahead with the tendering process, including calling for Requests for Qualification (RFQ), to build the port superstructure and operate the proposed deep-water container transhipment port. The NGT passed the order while hearing …
Large open pits left behind after clay mining would cause serious threat to the ecological balance in the locality, says the Kerala high court. Deep mining of land to extract china clay (kaolin) has become common in many areas in Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts, where large reserves of china clay …
Kerala Government on Monday held that the petition challenging the environment clearance given to the Vizhinjam project should be heard by the Chennai Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and not by the principal Bench in New Delhi. The state made its stand clear at an NGT hearing in …
Collectors asked to prepare operational plans By next year, the administrative machinery in the State may be better prepared to handle crisis response and calamity relief operations. The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) has initiated steps to complete the draft State plan for disaster management by this year end. District …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Wilfred J. & Anr. Vs. MoEF & Ors. dated 01/05/2014 regarding grant of Environmental Clearance to Vizhinjam International Multipurpose seaport.
They are so tiny it’s easy to miss them in the city’s bustle, but now, one of the busiest spots in the capital is being dedicated to them. The Connemara Market, Palayam, will be designated the state’s first ‘Sparrow Park’ as part of a campaign to conserve house sparrows. The …
Three years after the garbage treatment plant at Vilappilsala was shut down, the city corporation formally put an end to all financial deals pertaining to the plant. All the files related to the processes undertaken at Vilappilsala were permanently shelved on the final day of 2013-14 fiscal. The civic body …
Greens Seek Compensatory Planting Drive The public works department’s (PWD) plans to cut down trees for widening Main Central Road (MC Road) – connecting Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram – have run into trouble as environmentalists have come out against the move demanding implementation of compensatory tree planting programme or announcing a …
District Collector Biju Prabhakar has warned of strict action against those who violate sound pollution norms after obtaining licence from the police to use loudspeakers. In an official release here on Wednesday, Mr. Prabhakar said directives to act against such persons had been issued following complaints from students preparing for …
Aim is to ensure that funds do not lapse The State has decided to set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to operate and manage the buses procured with 80 per cent financial assistance from the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Official sources told The Hindu that the …
Thiruvananthapuram: The state forest department has begun GIS mapping of all kavus (sacred groves) in the state that are under threat from unscrupulous real estate development. Such activities have been found to be infringing on the rich biosphere of these ancient ecosystems. The exercise, being conducted with help from Institution …
Govt Yields To Public Opposition, Not To Set Up CIAL-Model Co Unable to overcome public opposition, the state government has finally decided to drop the proposal to set up a CIALmodel Kerala Drinking Water Supply Company. Putting an end to the speculations against privatizing drinking water supply and limiting the …
Letter to M/s Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding Environmental and CRZ clearance for Development of Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport at Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala by M/s. Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd dated 03 January, 2014.
The Attingal municipality will set up seven high-capacity biogas plants in various public places as part of its efforts to treat biodegradable waste at source. Work had commenced on the plants at the waste treatment yard at Chudukad, public market, Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Government Girls Higher Secondary School, …
VISL will soon invite requests for qualification for EPC contract, says Minister The Expert Appraisal Committee of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests for projects relating to infrastructure development and Coastal Regulation Zone has recommended the accordance of environmental clearance for the Rs.5,000-crore deepwater container transhipment port proposed to …
The road was built without clearance under CRZ norms The State government will tender an apology to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) for constructing a road for the proposed Vizhinjam port without clearance under the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) regulations. Complaints had gone from Vizhinjam from those …
