KOCHI: Here is an initiative from the Centre to protect the biodiversity cover in the state.
Two places in the state - Vembanad and Kannur - are among the 38 spots identified by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) across the country to launch its scheme for conservation and management of mangrove.
Under the Centrally sponsored scheme by the MoEF to plant, conserve
Moots district task forces for implementation of Act
Kottayam: Congress leader V.M. Sudheeran has called for setting up task forces at the district-level for effective implementation of the provisions of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act.
ALAPPUZHA: Large quantities of sand, mined from the Vembanadu lake during the dredging of the Kollam-Kottappuram Inland Waterway-III at Thanneermukkom, is alleged to have been illegally transported to various places inside and outside the State.
A study carried out by the Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) has reported heavy metal pollution in Vembanad Lake and the rivers emptying into it.
The Vembanad wetland system is straddles Alappuzha, Kottayam and Ernakulam districts. It lies at sea level, and is separated from the Arabian Sea by a narrow barrier island.
WATER CHEMISTRY
To enable half yearly performance review of the programmes of the Ministry of Environment & Forests, the Planning Commission, Government of India, on 13th June 2008 constituted an Expert Team to visit three wetlands viz.
