Temporary permits for sand mining in the Periyar and Muvattupuzha rivers are against norms, say activists

A group of environmentalists in the district has served a legal notice on District Collector P.I. Sheik Pareeth, warning him against contempt of court and terming illegal the district administration’s decision on Monday to issue temporary permits for sand mining in the Periyar and Muvattupuzha rivers.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of The Paristhithi Samrakshna Samithi Okkai Ernakulam Vs The District Collector Ernakulam and others dated 03/12/2013 regarding illegal sand mining in the banks of Periyar river.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/150-2013(SZ)(THC)(OA)_3Dec2013.pdf

The Ernakulam District Expert Committee on sand mining, the official authority to control sand mining in the district, has handed over a memorandum to the Chief Minister proposing the resuming of s

Mission will provide funds for support infrastructure too

The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) has sanctioned another 400 buses for the State to be operated under the JNNURM extended scheme.

Presence of E.coli bacteria has reached dangerous levels in ground water

According to a survey, faecal intrusion has made ground water in the district unfit for human consumption. A sample survey of well water conducted by the District Suchitwa Mission (DSM) reveals that presence of E.coli bacteria has reached dangerous levels in ground water.

20 agencies have been entrusted with mapping and sand auditing of 20 rivers in State

The Assembly Committee on Environment will keep a tab on the river mapping and sand auditing being undertaken by various agencies on 20 river systems in Kerala.

Participates in Navaratri festival in Padmanabapuram Palace

Reiterating the Kerala government’s position on the Mullaperiyar dam, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said his government would not compromise on the safety of the dam, a matter concerning lakhs of people living in many districts of that State.

Two years after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) introduced the 'National School Sanitation Initiative' with an aim to inculcate good sanitation habits among schoolchildren, a majori

The Central Government on Monday submitted before the Kerala High Court that it had already declined a request by the state government to ply buses allotted to Kochi city under the Jawaharlal Nehru

Kochi: Two years after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) introduced the ‘National School Sanitation Initiative’ with an aim to inculcate good sanitation habits among schoolchildren, a

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