Radhakrishnan Kuttoor

PCB collects samples from appam, aravana plants

Unholy treatment: Waste from the Devaswom mess found dumped in the Sabarimala forests.

SABARIMALA: The pollution graph at the Sannidhanam is fast rising with filth from the toilet complex, donor homes, appam and aravana plants and devaswom and police mess, flowing into the surrounding forests.

A team of Pollution Con

MALAPPURAM: The Tanur Assembly constituency appears set to achieve total electrification by January. A meeting of government officials and people's representatives convened by Abdurahman Randathani, MLA, here on Friday decided to give a final push to achieve the target. All houses in the constituency are to be given power supply as part of a project costing Rs.2 crore.

KOCHI: Blame it on the lackadaisical attitude of the civic body of Kochi and the health department of the city. Sheer negligence on the part of the authorities has paved the way for the leakage of the biogas plant at Ernakulam Market.

THIRUVANATHAPURAM: When a bright streetlight itself is a mirage on many of the city roads, the residents here might not dare to dream of immediate rectification of power failures.

Union Ministry holds up eco clearance for various projects

Main sources of pollution are industries, municipal garbage and hospital waste

Industries agree to spend Rs.

KOCHI: The lakhs of rupees spent by the Kochi Corporation to set up biogas plants in the city have gone down the drain as the majority of them are inoperative.

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ANGAMALY: Onam celebrations became more meaningful for KSEB workers in Thuravoor here when they donated a portion of their wages to enable a poor family to get an electrical connection.

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Public hearings are meant to elicit people's views on upcoming projects, though authorities are not obliged to act on them.

KOCHI:  The preparation of the draft plan for the
second phase of development of the Brahmapuram solid waste treatment plant has
been completed.

According to the plan, the civic
body will construct a unit to produce crude oil from plastic waste and a
substation to generate electricity from the waste in the second phase of
expansion.

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