Kerala plantation owners do not find enough workers despite offering higher pay
Acoconut plantation in Thrissur, Kerala, recently advertised in the local media for experienced men to pluck coconuts at a monthly salary of Rs 11,250 plus accommodation, which would work out to another Rs 3,000.
KOCHI: In the next three months, passengers at the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus stand in the city can make use of electronic toilets (e-toilets).
The KSRTC stand in the city is among the four stands in the state that have been identified for installing the state-of-the-art e-toilets.
The project has been mooted by a team of officials led by Transport Minister Jose Thet
Guidelines say animals should be released in the vicinity of capture
The national guidelines for human-leopard conflict management have advised against relocating the captured animals, a practice widely followed in Kerala.
If an animal has to be released, it should be done in the immediate vicinity of capture. Leopards are highly adaptable animals which exhibit amazing homing instincts.
Under the Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme supported by the KSCSTE, KFRI planted Casuarina and other tree species in a strip of 32 km length along the coastal areas of Thrissur District to establish a bio-shield.
Most conflicts take place on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border
Shortage of prey in the forests is one factor
Cattle rearing in forest fringes also leads to attacks
KOCHI: The fearful cries of a four-year-old boy got drowned in the din of the temple festival as a ferocious leopard pounced on him. He was one of the youngest victims of leopard attack last year in the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border area.
If you trek deep into the Athirappilly-Vazhachal forests in the Southern Western Ghats, chances are that you may hear, from up in the canopy of trees, a heavy whooshing sound
District panchayat plans Rs.52-crore worth schemes
Rs.10 crore for agriculture development
Plan to promote village tourism projects
Thrissur: The Thrissur district panchayat will carry out Rs.52 crore-worth development projects this year with a special focus on eco-friendly farming.
Development standing committee chairman Anil Akkara said that thrust would be to make Thrissur an eco-friendly
Environmentalist Medha Patkar has expressed doubts about the accuracy of the Central Water Commission's reported assessment of water availability for the proposed Athirappilly hydel project.
She told reporters here on Sunday that the CWC had always taken sides with pro-dam lobbies.
Mild tremors, measuring 2.3 on the Richter Scale, were experienced at Kodassery and Mattathur gram panchayats in the district at 7.55 a.m. on Thursday. The tremors lasted for three seconds. The tremors were reported from Pulipparakkunnu, Kavanad, Mankuttippadam, Vasupuram and Vellikkulangara.
