Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of NGI Action Council Vs Nitta Gelatin Inc. & Others dated 27/02/2017 regarding pollution caused by the industry Nitta Gelatin India Ltd. It is contended that the industry releases everyday 25.08 tonnes of chlorides and 43.89 tonnes of …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of NGI Action Council Vs Nitta Gelatin Inc. & Others dated 27/02/2017 regarding pollution caused by the industry Nitta Gelatin India Ltd. It is contended that the industry releases everyday 25.08 tonnes of chlorides and 43.89 tonnes of …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Thressiamma Mathew Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 27/02/2017 regarding pollution of Chalakudy river by Nitta Gelatin India Limited, Thrissur District, Kerala. Some of the directions issued by NGT are the following: 1. To install separate …
THRISSUR: The controversial Nitta Gelatin India Limited, a company which makes gelatin for medicinal purposes, has stalled its operation in Chalakudy after the water it takes from Chalakudy river got polluted. Employees of the company on Saturday found presence of diesel and chemical in the water drawn from the river. …
Kochi: Efforts are on to declare the oxbow lake at Vynthala near Mala in Thrissur district a Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS) as a mark of the diverse flora and fauna there. Chairman of the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) Balakrishna Pisupati will visit the lake located adjacent to the Chalakudy River …
The protest against the pollution of Chalakudy River allegedly by Nitta Gelatin India Limited (NGIL) is gaining momentum with agitators threatening to forcibly remove the company’s discharge outlet to the river on July 1. An indefinite hunger strike organised jointly by the NITA Action Council and Kathikkudam Samara Samithi along …
Kasturirangan panel member Sunita Narain says the proposed dam will affect downstream flow Athirappilly hydel power project proposed across Chalakudy River cannot be implemented in its present form, environmental activist Sunita Narain, who heads the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), has said. She is a member of the High …
The government has initiated steps to conserve Kanichan thura, a prominent naturally-formed oxbow lake in the state, of Vynthala near Mala here. The state biodiversity board has been entrusted with the task of conserving the lake, lying adjacent to the Chalakudy river. The move follows representations from various quarters to …
Kerala on Monday said it cannot accept recommendations of the Madhav Gadgil report on Western Ghats as most of its suggestions were impractical to implement and said the State could protect its environment within provisions of existing laws. “The Gadgil report places several restrictions on human activities in the Western …
Undeterred by the criticism that the Athirappilly hydroelectric project may cause irrevocable environment damage, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) continues to bat for it. The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP), appointed by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), has recommended that the proposal should not be …
Chalakudy River is yearning for a lifeline. Chalakudy River, the fifth largest river in the State, is faced with a series of risks including sand-mining, release of untreated effluents from an industrial unit and improper disposal of solid waste. The environmental monitoring programme on water quality of the Chalakudy River …
Nitta Gelatin India Limited (NGIL) at Kathikudam, near here, has refuted the charge that the untreated effluents released by the company have been polluting the Chalakudy River. Treatment plant Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, NGIL managing director G. Susheelan said that the company's effluent treatment plant had always …
The interference of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) spelled doom for the Athirappilly Hydel Power Project in the State, Power Minister A.K. Balan has said.
The only sound you can hear from the Rainforest Resort overlooking the Athirampilly Falls is of water plummeting down the mountains and joining gurgling streams. It was a heady experience to watch the Chalakudy river crashing down on hard granite rocks and breaking into a cloud of foamy spray in …
Sudha Nambudiri KOCHI: It is indeed ironic that Kerala with its large number of waterbodies is facing water shortage. In an attempt to work out a solution that could be a model for revival and management of river systems, the Chalakudy Puzha Samrakshana Samithi (CPSS) and the Forum for Policy …
The proposed Chalakudy Hydel Project, the seventh along the 145-kilometre journey of the already dammed river, could submerge 140 hectares of prime forestland which is home to diverse species of fauna including the Great Indian Hornbill and the Asiatic Elephant. The dam site is a key elephant corridor, points out …
THRISSUR: There is no dearth of examples to substantiate the observations made the other day by Sukumar Azhikode - 'expert opinions are often untrue, farce' - while inaugurating dharna against the proposed Athirappilly hydroelectric project here. An example is the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on the project which was carried …
Rivers in the southwest coast of India are under immense pressure due to various kinds of human activities among which indiscriminate extraction of construction grade sand is the most disastrous one. The situation is rather alarming in the rivers draining the Vembanad lake catchments as the area hosts one of …
