Experts moot bio-remedies to check fish deaths in Periyar
Sludge in upstream area causing depletion of oxygen in water Experts are debating bioremediation measures, including de-sledging the upstream areas of the Pathalam bund in the Periyar to avert fish...
View ArticleSteady flow of schemes fails to bring water
The Periyar would have been a major source of drinking water in the high ranges of Idukki district, now reeling under water shortage. However, the river, like many of its tributaries, has come down to
View ArticleJudgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding water level of Mullaperiyar...
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Tamil Nadu Vs State of Kerala dated 07/05/2014 regarding water level of Mullaperiyar dam. Original Source:...
View ArticleKerala Filed No Proof for 'Unsafe Dam, Intra-state River' Claims
With Kerala receiving a huge setback in the Mullaperiyar legal battle, the stance taken by the state in the Supreme Court has been widely criticised as serious lapses on its part have more or less ruled
View ArticleState urges Presidential reference
Assembly Passes Motion Appealing For Reference Of Mullaperiyar Issue To SC The state legislature assembly passed a substantive motion urging the President of India to refer the Mullaperiyar issue to the
View ArticleGuess who else is draining waste water into Periyar River at Aluva?
The Aluva municipality is discharging waste water from all the three drainages in the town into river Periyar which serves the drinking water needs of Kochi and suburbs.Municipal authorities have also
View ArticleState's views sought on polluting cos
The Kerala high court has sought the views of state government and the Kerala state pollution control board while hearing a petition challenging the setting up of chemical industries in Edayar industrial
View ArticleProtest against methane project, new reservoirs in Karnataka
Members of various socio and political bodies organised under the Cauvery Protection Movement staged a protest in the city on Wednesday against construction of reservoirs across the Cauvery by Karnataka
View ArticleExperts suggest de-siltation to save Periyar
The upstream and downstream regions of Pathalam bund in Periyar should be de-silted and bio-remediation measures undertaken for saving the river system, suggested experts. They have also called for
View ArticlePollution board to chalk out action plan to clean up Periyar
To discuss Cusat panel report with stakeholders Faced with the challenging task of cleaning up Periyar, the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is planning to bring all stakeholders together
View ArticleGovt. imposes total ban on sand-mining from 6 rivers
Restricted mining from 5 rivers for 3 years The government has imposed a total ban on sand-mining from six rivers and restricted mining from five rivers for the next three years. The decision is based
View ArticleNaas Plywood Industries Bags Green Award Again
KOCHI: Naas Plywood Industries, functioning at Allapra near Perumbavoor, has set an example for plywood manufacturers in the area by winning the award instituted by State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
View Article1 month ban on fishing in Mullaperiyar dam
MADURAI: In an effort to sustain fish resources, a month long ban on fishing has been announced in Thekkadi Reservoir (Mullaperiyar Dam) falling within the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR). The annual ban...
View ArticleGreens come out against GO on sand-mining
Mining will hit natural rejuvenation of rivers Environmental organisations and river management experts have taken strong exception to a government order allowing restricted sand-mining in various rivers
View ArticlePeriyar Pollution: NGT Seeks Status Report
KOCHI: Expressing concern over the ‘disastrous proportion’ of heavy metals, harmful chemicals and pollutants present in the Periyar, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) - Southern Zone on Monday ordered
View ArticlePoor public response to Periyar pollution issues
The clamour for protecting Periyar River, it seems, to have ended with public statements. Though the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) had invited suggestions from various stakeholders...
View ArticleNGT to consider Periyar case today
Fresh instances of discolouration of the Periyar have been reported at a time when the Southern Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) is considering a petition on the river pollution. The
View ArticlePeriyar discolouration within permissible limits, finds PCB
KOCHI: The state pollution control board (PCB) found that the discolouration of Periyar waters on the Eloor stretch here was within permissible limits. "This stretch comes under class 'E' which includes
View ArticleExperts Start Collecting Samples from Periyar
An expert team from the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) on Tuesday started collecting samples from the Periyar. The eleven-member team is led by Dr Tapas Nandy, chief...
View ArticleEffluents Dumped Once again in Periyar
KOCHI: Environmentalists have alleged that some companies in the Eloor-Edayar belt released large quanity of chemical effluents to the Periyar River on Saturday, a day after an expert team from the...
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