Kollam (D)

Water Pollution

Poor water quality in five river basins in State

Study reveals high bacterial contamination of river waters

Publication Date:

24/12/2015

Author(s): T. Nandakumar

Source: Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)

Tags:

Kerala, Water Quality, Sewage Pollution, Kollam (D), Thiruvananthapuram (D), Drinking Water, Health Effects, Water Pollution

Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding preparing a coastal zone management plan for areas coming under Mandrothuruthu Grama Panchayat, Kollam District, Kerala, 16/12/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vysakh Vs State of Kerala dated 16/12/2015. The application is filed seeking a direction to the State of Kerala, Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority and National Centre for Earth Science Studies to prepare a new Coastal Zone Management Plan of Kerala in respect of the areas coming under the Mandrothuruthu Grama Panchayat including the land in Sy. No.

Judgement Date:

16/12/2015

Tags:

Coastal Regulations, Kollam (D), Kerala, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Coastal Regulation Zone Notification

Environment

On factors influencing ground subsidence: A case study of Munroe Island

Munrothuruthu (‘Munroe Island’) is a place renowned for continuous settlement, in the Kollam district of Kerala. The Indian Ocean earthquake and Tsunami of 2004 triggered this major problem. The island is located at confluence of the Ashtamudi Lake and the Kallada River. Low lying regions of the island are facing progressive settlement which has become pronounced since the occurrence of Tsunami. The area has been affected by upward seepage of saline water during High Tide events, denoting the axial lowering of land mass.

Publication Date:

15/12/2015

Author(s): Roshan Jha, Lekshmi D, Amal Azad Sahib

Source: Indian Geotechnical Conference IGC 2016

pp:

1-4

Tags:

Islands, Kollam (D), Kerala, Ashtamudi, Kallada, Water Salinisation, Soil Erosion, Sand, Mining, Arabian Sea, Soil Salinisation

Health

Chemical contaminants in household spices

The condiments and spices you buy from the local grocery or supermarket may turn out to be harmful to your family’s health.

Publication Date:

10/06/2015

Author(s): T. Nandakumar

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Spices, Food Adulteration, Health Effects, Kottayam (D), Kollam (D), Kasaragod (D), European Union (EU), Health

Water Resources

Kollam district admin to recharge 1 lakh wells

If everything goes as planned, Kollam could well be the first district in the state to be free of water scarcity.

Publication Date:

14/05/2015

Source: Times Of India (Thiruvananthapuram)

Tags:

Kerala, Kollam (D), Groundwater Recharge, Drinking Water Scarcity, Water Conservation, Wells, Water Resources

Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding Coastal Zone Management plan in Mundrothuruthu Gram Panchayat, Kollam, Kerala, 01/04/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Quilon Educational Trust Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 01/04/2015 regarding Coastal Zone Management plan in respect of the areas coming under Mundrothuruthu Grama Panchayat including the land in Sy.No.09 to 98 in Block No.29 of Adichanellore Village, Kollam Taluk, Kollam District, Kerala State categorising the submerged land and its areas under CRZ II and send the same to the 5th respondent MoEF for approval.

Judgement Date:

01/04/2015

Tags:

Wetlands, Coastal Regulations, Kollam (D), Kerala, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Gram Panchayat, Public Hearing, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

Health

Global surveillance of cancer survival 1995—2009: analysis of individual data for 25 676 887 patients from 279 population-based registries in 67 countries (CONCORD-2)

Worldwide data for cancer survival are scarce. The researchers aimed to initiate worldwide surveillance of cancer survival by central analysis of population-based registry data, as a metric of the effectiveness of health systems, and to inform global policy on cancer control.

Publication Date:

26/11/2014

Author(s): Claudia Allemani, Hannah K Weir, Helena Carreira & et al

Source: Lancet

pp:

1-34

Tags:

Cancer, Health Care, Asia, Europe, India, China, Cervix / Uterine Cancer, Sikkim, Guwahati, Kollam (D), Kerala

Energy

UPNEDA and NHPC come together to set up a Joint Venture Company for Solar Power Projects in UP

NHPC is in the process of diversification with new solar power projects in various states.

Publication Date:

22/10/2014

Source: India Environment Portal

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Solar Energy, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Kerala, State Electricity Board (SEB), Kollam (D), Renewable Energy, Energy

Health

Filariasis study in 5 districts

Five districts in Kerala will be included in a monitoring and epidemiological assessment conducted as part of the World Health Organisaton (WHO)'s global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis

Publication Date:

08/08/2014

Source: Times Of India (Kochi)

Tags:

Kerala, Health Care, WHO, Filariasis, Ernakulam, Alappuzha (D), Kottayam (D), Kollam (D), Thrissur (D), Drugs

Forests