Mining

Tension as villagers lay siege to granite quarry

High Court order had allowed resumption of quarrying

Publication Date: 
30/08/2016
Radhakrishnan Kuttoor
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Granite, High Court, Panchayats, Thiruvallur (D)
Water Resources

Degradation of floodplain wetland poses threat to Pampa

The 2.5-km-long natural stream Varalchal is heavily silted

Publication Date: 
27/07/2016
Radhakrishnan Kuttoor
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Wetlands, Pampa, Ecology, Flood Control, Water Resources
Mining

50 quarries sans clearance face closure

An earlier SC order and a recent High Court order make such clearance mandatory

Publication Date: 
27/06/2016
Radhakrishnan Kuttoor
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Mining, Environment Clearance (EC), Minor Minerals, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), High Court, Mines Act 1957
Water Resources

Pampa-Vaipar project may set off another water war

Experts say Central Kerala may see an eco-disaster, socio-economic crisis

Publication Date: 
16/06/2016
Radhakrishnan Kuttoor
Hindu (T