The Matsya Keralam project in the state is aimed at increasing the annual production of freshwater fish in the state to 2 lakh tones per year from the present 75,000 tones, said Fisheries Minister S Sarma.
He was speaking after the inauguration of the second stage of Matsya Keralam project in the district by releasing fingerlings at Ayyankulam in Chazhoor on Monday.
KOCHI: After ivory, ganja and sandalwood, the smugglers are now madly after King Cobra and other venomous snakes in the forests as 10 ml venom of a King Cobra would fetch crores of rupees in the international black market.
The smuggling of snake venom had come to light after the recent seizure of 200 ml of King Cobra venom at Kanjikode, near Palakkad.
The environmental monitoring programme on water quality carried out by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment and the Centre for Water Resources Development and Management has thrown light on the water quality parameters of the river basins in the State.
KOCHI: Kochiites will soon have the comfort of travelling in the state-of-the-art Volvo buses as the Corporation is to acquire 15 new air-conditioned low-floor buses under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)-funded City Public Transportation project.
KOCHI: With only one more hurdle before the Kochi Metro Rail project, the authorities of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the implementing agency for the project, has decided to prepare a detailed execution plan for the project.
A meeting convened by DMRC Chairman E Sreedharan in Kochi on Wednesday asked the officials to start collection of details for the same.
KOCHI: With the Planning Commission giving the green signal to the Kochi Metro Rail project, the ball is now in the court of the State Government. From land acquisition to augmentation of existing infrastructure, the State Government has to complete a lot of facilitation work before starting the construction.
KOCHI: Waste disposal is a nagging issue faced by the city. And the Kochi Corporation is yet to find a lasting solution. But a group of youngsters is working hard to clean up the city.
Kochi: Residents in the Kochi municipal corporation area of Ernakulam district risk paying out a fine of Rs 10,000 if they are caught throwing garbage on the street.
The new law came into effect on Tuesday after the district administration held detailed discussions with various departments including the police and the municipal corporation of Kochi.
