Rain would have been an entirely different experience, if not for the water-logging and overflowing that drowns the city each time there is a downpour. But, there is hope.
KOCHI: Are you worried about the colour of the drinking water that comes to your home? You need to be, because the water you're getting may not be very pure. Incessant rain, coupled with apathy on the part of the authorities, has caused a lot of hardship to the consumers of drinking water supplied by the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) in Kochi.
KOCHI: Illegal mining and transportation of river sand has become rampant in the district as the authorities failed to open adequate number of `kalavaras
The long row of vehicles parked in front of the Kaloor Market allows only single lane traffic on this stretch/Pic: P K Jeevan Jose.
KOCHI: The city is choking. And motorists are literally trapped in the heavy traffic along the Kaloor Junction- Stadium stretch after the traffic police started constructing a median here.
Studies on the environmental distribution of radionuclides, namely 226 Ra and 228 Ra are important in the context of external and ingestion hazards evaluation. The Cochin backwater, located in the south-west coast of India is a potential sink for anthropogenic inputs of natural radionuclides. The estuary in its surroundings is located downstream of industrial complexes.
KOCHI: The city traffic police have started taking proactive measures to regulate vehicular movement in the city. They are planning to introduce a new first of its kind signal system to regulate traffic on the South Railway overbridge.
