Report by Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) in Original Application No 184, 233 and 234 of 2024 (SZ) (Suo Motu Vs The Principal Secretary, Kerala & Others). The matter related to mass fish kill in Periyar river in Kerala after suspected effluent release. The NGT was informed that the …
The proposed River Protection Authority law, which is now being vetted by the Law Department, will prioritise reinvigorating the Periyar, the Pampa, and the Bharatappuzha, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said. Though all the 44 rivers needed protection, the government would initially focus on these three major rivers, Mr. Chandy …
Even amid the raging controversy over the safety of Mullaperiyar dam, preparatory work for carrying out an Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) for building a new dam is progressing. The Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Peechi, has started the groundwork for the EIA of the Kerala Periyar Dam at the behest …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday night held consultations with water resources minister PK Bansal on the Mullaperiyar dam – an old dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which has been reignited by a movie, Dam 999, and fresh cracks on the dam following two minor quakes in the region. …
Thiruvananthapuram, 23 Nov: Harping on the ‘grim danger’ posed by 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam, Kerala today wanted the Tamil Nadu government to come forward for talks on the proposal to construct a new dam, the entire cost of which would be borne by the state. After water resource minister Mr PJ …
Small cracks appeared at least at three points in the 115-year-old Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala's Idukki district following two minor tremors that occurred early on Friday. The tremors and cracks have created panic among the people in River Periyar's downstream areas. The district has more than a dozen large and …
Turn system will be introduced in case of failure of monsoon or slump in storage: Collector THENI: Water was released from Periyar dam for irrigation of first crop in the double cropping area in Cumbum Valley and from Vaigai dam for irrigation of lands in Madurai and Dindigul districts on …
KOCHI: Thousands of fish washed up dead overnight in the Periyar just below the Pathalam bund on Thursday morning. It could be due to the high-level of pollution in the river, say environmentalists. It was the local fishermen who first noticed the dead fish floating in the Periyar and many …
KOCHI: State Pollution Control Board has started collecting samples from the Periyar River to ensure the water quality based on a directive by the Kerala High Court that it should hand over one set of sample to the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) at Thiruvananthapuram for a …
KOCHI: The expert committee formed to assess the pollution mitigation measures in Greater Cochin area will recommend to the Central Pollution Control Board to lift the moratorium on new industries. The committee, which assessed the progress of some long and short-term measures, felt that the pollution levels have come down …
EXPERTS TO INSPECT MULLAIPERIYAR DAM TODAY ON behalf of the high powered committee constituted by the Supreme Court, a team of technical experts from the Centre will inspect the Mullaiperiyar dam, using modern instruments for three days from Wednesday. The Supreme Court appointed a five-member high powered committee to inspect …
G. Krishnakumar Part of efforts to save heavily polluted sites in the country Experts from National Geophysical Research Institute to prepare rehabilitation plan Unchecked discharge of chemical effluents from industrial units results in pollution KOCHI: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will soon prepare a comprehensive plan for the restoration …
K.S. Sudhi KOCHI: The Kerala Irrigation Department has sought permission for the transfer of forest land for constructing the Periyar dam. The executive engineer of the Minor Irrigation Department (MID), Kumily, has approached the Kerala Forest Department (KFD) with a request for allotting 50 hectares for the project. The KFD, …
5,146 acres, 468 acres of wet lands and 4,678 acres of dry lands, to be benefited. Water will be supplied continuously for the next 120 days: Collector THENI: Water has been released through P.T.R. Rajan and Thanthai Periyar canals to irrigate single cropping areas in both wet and dry lands …
Ramadoss for a meeting of Chief Ministers concerned THANJAVUR: Pattali Makkal Katchi founder S. Ramadoss on Thursday called for negotiated settlements on the Cauvery, Palar, Mullaperiyar river issues with the involvement of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He told reporters here on Thursday that the solution for all these issues lay …
ALUVA: The presence of an enormous number of worms in the Periyar near the Sivarathri Manalpuram has spread panic among the people since Wednesday evening. The earthworm-like reddish worm is 10 centimetres long. Lakhs of worms are seen at the bathing ghat near the Siva temple here. They are also …
Bench directs Government to file a counter affidavit by June 15 Agriculturists of Periyar River Basin Circle may lose 4,000 mcft due to change in procedure
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Sunday urged the Centre to uphold its responsibility for resolving water disputes the State had with neighbours such as Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka in the interests of maintaining national unity and integrity. Tamil Nadu, which had all wealth, faced water shortage and the …
Tamil Nadu Government on Wednesday The Tamil Wednesday announced its decision to send a representative to the Supreme Court-appointed committee on the Mullaperiyar row. Former SC judge Justice AR Lakshmanan has been chosen as the state's envoy to the five-member empowered committee. The Cabinet that met on Tuesday decided to …
Clearing the roadblocks for an amicable resolution of water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Kerala over the century-old Mullaperiyar Dam, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain objections raised by the Tamil Nadu Government on allowing an expert committee to decide the issue of safety of the dam. The …
