Affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of News item titled "Glacial lakes multiply in Himachal Pradesh and Tibet, posing a threat to lives and infrastructure downstream" appearing in the Hindu, August 11, 2024. The report said that the Ministry of Jal Shakti …
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Saturday called upon Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to direct the Union Water Resources Ministry to delete “objectionable sub-clauses” from the draft Dam Safety Bill 2010. In a letter to the Prime Minister, she recalled her previous communication, sent in July 2011, in which she had urged …
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 …
Kerala is yet to form an opinion on the Central Dam Safety Bill that is before the Lok Sabha, while Tamil Nadu has opposed certain provisions in the Bill. Kerala has reasons for being concerned about the Bill because of its implications for the Mullaperiyar dam that it considers unsafe. …
Kerala Minister for Water Resources P.J. Joseph said a Ministerial-level talk between Kerala and Tamil Nadu would be held soon on the renewal of the inter-State Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP) to resolve the long-standing issues on sharing the waters of Periyar, Chalakudipuzha and Bharathapuzha. Addressing journalists after a review meeting …
To benefit colonies in Parambikulam PALAKKAD : The Chittur sub-division of the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) on Friday commissioned two mini-water supply schemes for the remote tribal hamlets in Parambikulam Tiger Reserve. The projects are expected to address drinking water shortage in the hamlets and benefit 42 tribal families in …
PALAKKAD: Kerala is likely to press for the renewal of the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (PAP) agreement at the next Chief Secretary-level talks with Tamil Nadu. Kerala wants the neighbouring State to ensure
PALAKKAD: The Deseeya Karshaka Samajam has urged Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan to get water released by Tamil Nadu immediately from the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (PAP) for paddy cultivation in the Chitturpuzha irrigation scheme area. The request was made at a general body meeting of the organisation here on Tuesday. Samajam …
PALAKKAD: The Tamil Nadu government is learnt to have considered the request by Kerala Minister for Water Resources N.K. Premachandran to release water from the inter-State Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP) at Manacadavu weir to take up the cultivation of the first crop of paddy in the Chitturpuzha ayacut area of …
PALAKKAD: The meeting of the Joint Water Regulation Board (JWRB) of the inter-State Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (PAP) will be held at Thiruvananthapuram on April 7. The meet will settle the water account of this water year, ending June, and will discuss water-sharing for next water year. The four-member board consists of …
Kerala will demand more water and control over water regulating structures in its territory at the talks with Tamil Nadu on review of the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (PAP) agreement to be held here on Friday. Chief Secretaries of the two States will lead the talks supported by seven-member teams consisting of …
Kerala is examining the possibilities of exercising its riparian rights to seek higher allocation from the Parambikulam-Aliyar rivers in view of the steep increase in utilisation of water from the river basins of the Bharathapuzha and the Chalakudi. The matter was discussed at a high-level review meeting convened by Chief …
