Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told the media after the Cabinet meeting on Monday that experts, who had examined the outbreak of diseases, had warned of serious problems in the absence of proper waste management.
KOCHI: As waterborne diseases tighten their grip on the city, the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) swears that all steps have been taken to ensure the purity of drinking water.
GAIL, RIL pipelines will pass through about 50 villages in DK district
Residents of Kariyangala and Ammunje villages of Kariyangala Gram Panchayat limits in Bantwal taluk are living under constant fear as two major gas pipeline projects namely project of the Gas Authority India Limited (GAIL) and the Relogistics Infrastructure limited (RIL) of Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure Limited (RGTIL) are going to pass through these villages.
Agency to seek detailed project report on proposed plant
The Kerala State Pollution Control Board is likely to recommend that the Kochi Corporation need not set up a mega compost production plant at Brahmapuram. This is following an inference that the total volume of biodegradable waste generated in the city would not exceed 150 tonnes a day.
KOCHI: With the city reeling under severe waste treatment problem, many measures initiated by the District Sanitation Mission is going awry for want of proper attendance from the authorities.
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.
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.
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.
