The Hydrographic Survey wing will submit the last phase survey results on Vembanad Lake soon.Once completed, the survey will be the basis of the project to clear the waterways of Vembanad Lake. This will be a pilot project, a part of the Chief Minister’s 100-day programme, for further projects to clear waterways and ensure safety of vessels plying on them.

KSEB, environmental groups urged to put proposals in public domain
With the consumption of energy in Kerala doubling every seven years, the State will have to go beyond the mere “tinkering” it is now doing with the dynamics of energy management to avoid a catastrophic situation in the near future, according to M.P. Parameswaran of the Integrated Rural Technology Centre (IRTC) in Palakkad.

A combination of solar and hydroelectric power generation with pumped storage can provide a solution to the State's power woes and form the backbone of a sustainable energy system for Kerala, according to R.V.G. Menon, social activist and former director of the Agency for Non-Conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT).

Social activists speak out against plant
The agitation against the City Corporation's garbage-treatment plant at Vilappilsala received a shot in the arm on Saturday, with speakers at a convention expressing solidarity with the stir and calling for a shut down of the project.

An ambitious plan to protect the ponds and other water sources has been taken up by the district panchayat against the backdrop of widespread reclamation of paddy fields and mangrove swamps taking place in the district.

In a major climbdown from its stand during the opposition days, the Congress in Kerala on Wednesday decided not to evict energy major Suzlon from tribal land at ecologically-sensitive Attappadi hil

At present, enrolment is under way in Tripunithura, where it was launched on Monday. Enrolment is being carried out using seven sets of laptops and biometric devices alongside pre-enrolment on the third floor of the Tripunithura municipal office. It will last till August 28.

The district panchayat will, on Wednesday, launch a comprehensive project with the objective of making Pathanamthitta waste-free.
At a press conference here on Tuesday, Babu George, panchayat president, said the project, called Zero-Waste Pathanamthitta, would be implemented in association with the 54 grama panchayats, eight block panchayats, and three municipalities in the district.

District Collector P.I. Sheikh Pareed said that a plot of land will be identified for a new waste treatment plant to find a permanent solution to the issue of waste management in Eloor municipality.

A specially-designed floating laboratory to test blood sugar levels, a project of HLL Lifecare Ltd, will set sail from the Punnamada Lake shores in Alappuzha district on Tuesday.