Malampuzha

Concerns raised over biomedical waste plant

The Malampuzha Dam Protection Council has called upon the government to close down a hospital waste management plant run by Indian Medical Association Goes Eco-Friendly (IMAGE), an initiative of the Indian Medical Association, at Manthuruthy in Malampuzha. In a statement here on Monday, council secretary P.S. Panikkar raised concerns of …

Concerns raised over biomedical waste plant

The Malampuzha Dam Protection Council has called upon the government to close down a hospital waste management plant run by Indian Medical Association Goes Eco-Friendly (IMAGE), an initiative of the Indian Medical Association, at Manthuruthy in Malampuzha. In a statement here on Monday, council secretary P.S. Panikkar raised concerns of …

Conservation status of river terns under review

Status of the bird may be changed from ‘least concern' to ‘near-threatened or vulnerable' The conversation status of river tern, a bird species found mostly in inland waterbodies, is being reviewed by BirdLife International (BI), which assesses the conservation status of birds for the Red List of the Globally Threatened …

Sand-mining yields poor returns

PALAKKAD: The Core Committee formed to regulate the sale of sand mined from the Malampuzha, Chulliyar and Walayar dams has reported sale of sand costing Rs.11.70 crore and expenditure of over Rs.6 crore towards mining and transporting. The State government had begun sand-mining in March with projected revenue of Rs.110 …

Estimation of the sedimentation rate of Malampuzha - a typical storage reservoir on the Western Ghats, using MMF model

This paper depicts a research work comprising an attempt to estimate the rate of sedimentation from the basin surface of the Malampuzha, typical multi purpose storage reservoir on the western slopes of the Western Ghats in the Kerala state. The authors have employed the MMF model for computing the rate …

Government to ease norms on Malampuzha sand

A Satish PALAKKAD: The government has decided to relax the norms for lifting of Malampuzha sand from its banks. The price is set to come down to Rs 950 a cubic metre if it is for public purpose. The liberalisation of the norms will enable the public to buy the …

Desilted sand may turn dearer

PALAKKAD: As the sand from the Malampuzha and Chulliyar dams were quoted at Rs 2,300 per cubic metre by the highest bidder, the public at large will in effect be denied sand at reasonable price. There was also a possibility of increasing price of sand from the Bharathapuzha in the …

Thirst for profit

2001: THE old man shuffled his feet, acutely embarrassed. No matter which part of India you're in, the first thing you do is offer your guests a glass of water. And this was one part of Nallamada in Andhra Pradesh blessed with that element. Things had changed, though. "Please don't …

Kerala's plight

A failed monsoon brings distress to Kerala; its second longest river, the Bharathapuzha, is virtually dry, and Palakkad district faces the worst drought in its history. Palakkad district is facing one of the worst droughts in its history. The Malampuzha dam, the biggest irrigation dam in the State, has failed …

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