Ashtamudi

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Ashtamudi lake, Kollam district, Kerala, 07/01/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal the matter of Krishna Das KV Vs State of Kerala dated 07/01/2025. The matter is related to pollution in in Ashtamudi lake, Kollam district, Kerala. The NGT received a report from Justice A V Ramakrishna Pillai, Chairman, State Level Monitoring Committee, Kerala reporting massive …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Ashtamudi lake, Kollam district, Kerala, 07/01/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal the matter of Krishna Das KV Vs State of Kerala dated 07/01/2025. The matter is related to pollution in in Ashtamudi lake, Kollam district, Kerala. The NGT received a report from Justice A V Ramakrishna Pillai, Chairman, State Level Monitoring Committee, Kerala reporting massive …

Additional report by state of Kerala to the NGT on the steps taken for the conservation of Ashtamudi and Vembanad-kol wetland, 29/01/2024

Additional report by state of Kerala in Original Application No 147 of 2022 in the matter of Krishna Das Vs State of Kerala. The report was on the remedial action taken by the authorities for the conservation of Ashtamudi and Vembanad-kol wetland as per the National Green Tribunal order dated …

Report by the KSPCB on a solid waste dump yard at Kureepuzha, Kollam district, Kerala, 10/10/2020

Report filed by the Environmental Engineer, Kerala State Pollution Control Board in application no. 439 of 2013 (SZ) (Chandran Pillai & Others vs Union of India & Others). Matter and history of the case: There is an abandoned solid waste dump yard at Kureepuzha. The dump yard is situated amidst …

On factors influencing ground subsidence: A case study of Munroe Island

Munrothuruthu (‘Munroe Island’) is a place renowned for continuous settlement, in the Kollam district of Kerala. The Indian Ocean earthquake and Tsunami of 2004 triggered this major problem. The island is located at confluence of the Ashtamudi Lake and the Kallada River. Low lying regions of the island are facing …

Resolution must for saving wetlands: Wildlife board

Concerned with the rapid depletion of biodiversity, especially that of marine life and avians, the state wildlife board has put forward a resolution to conserve the biodiversity of wetlands that lie unprotected. It is now under the consideration of the state government. Wildlife board officials point out that the four …

Impact of urbanisation on water quality parameters - A case study of Ashtamudi Lake, Kollam

The Ashtamudi Lake in the Kollam District of Kerala lies in between 76.53°and 76.63° longitude and 8.93° and 8.83° latitude. It is a palm-shaped extensive waterbody with eight prominent arms, adjoining the Kollam town. This extensive estuarine system has a length of 16 km with a maximum width of 14 …

Biodiversity status of fishes from Vattakkayal, a part of Ashtamudi Lake, Kollam District, Kerala, South India

The survey was undertaken during the period from October -2012 to September -2013 in the Vattakkayal, Sakthikulangara panchayath, Kollam district. The major objective of this study was to find out the biodiversity status of fishes in Vattakkayal of Kollam district, South India.

Estuarine mangrove forest under threat

Vincent Island has over 15 hectares of mangroves The estuarine Vincent Island on Ashtamudi Lake at Shakthikulangara in Kollam is a private property covered by over 15 hectares of rich mangrove forests. The island is the only place in India where the rare yellow mangrove ( Ceriops tagal ) is …

Wetlands cry for conservation efforts as state stares at severe drought

As summer sets in the next few weeks and many districts are staring at a severe drought, the slogan for World Wetlands Day this year -- Wetlands take care of water -- is a portent for the future. Kerala’s three Ramsar wetland sites – Vembanad-Kol wetland, Ashtamudi and Sasthamkotta lake …

Panel formed to check illegal sand-mining

Stringent action against encroachers District Collector P.G. Thomas has said that a monitoring committee has been constituted as part of the measures aimed at ending unauthorised granite quarrying and sand-mining in the district. He informed this after presiding over a meeting on Friday to discuss the problems posed by such …

Lake shrinks despite Ramsar tag

Ashtamudi Lake was declared a wetland of global import 10 years ago On August 19, 2012, it will be 10 years since the brackish water Ashtamudi Lake with eight creeks was declared a Ramsar site by designating it as a wetland of international importance. The lake was recommended by the …

About 50 mangrove trees destroyed

Spoiling all hopes projected by grand events organised to mark the Environmental day on Tuesday, about 50 mangrove trees were found destroyed on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake at Asramam alongside the Link Road on Wednesday. The act was clearly mindless activity of the officials, while conducting a pre-monsoon cleaning …

President calls for developing Ashtamudi Lake

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has called for developing Ashtamudi Lake as an international tourism destination incorporating all principles of sustainable and responsible tourism. She was launching the maiden President's Trophy Boat Race on Ashtamudi Lake here on Tuesday. The President said Ashtamudi Lake was one of the largest wetland ecosystems …

Ban on sand-mining in Ashtamudi sought

KOLLAM: Tests conducted by the material testing laboratory at the TKM College of Engineering here have found that sand mined from Ashtamudi Lake is unfit for construction because of its high saline content. Contractors in the district have been rampantly using sand mined from the lake for building works. Last …

Kattampally wetland to find place in Ramsar list

KANNUR: Kattampally wetland area in Kannur district, known for its migratory bird sanctuary, is likely to be included in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. The district panchayat has proposed the area to the state government for designation under the Ramsar Convention. The Ramsar Convention is an intergovernmental …

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