Kochi: Keeping decibels in check
Last year, the sound decibels at Pallimukku and Kundanoor Junctions recorded 106 decibels, nearly double the permissible levels. KOCHI: Last year, the sound decibels at Pallimukku and Kundanoor Junctions
New Indian Express (Kochi)
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CZMA flouting norms
Reema Narendran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Coastal Zone Management Authority, which is supposed to take very specific decisions on the sensitive Coastal Regulation Zone, itself is flouting norms. The functioning of the quasi-judiciary body, which has to take a zero tolerance policy towards CRZ violations, has raised many an eyebrow.
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Granite powder replaces riversand
P B Jayasankar KOCHI: With river sand getting dearer due to scarcity and the government imposing stringent restrictions on its mining, granite powder is gaining more popularity. Granite powder, which is otherwise known as MSand, is a good substitute for river sand and can help cut down the cost of construction considerably, said a source from Bharat Rock Powder, Manjapra, Angamali.
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Smugglers now after venomous snakes
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.
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AfricanMushi, a threat to Periyars biodiversity
A fisherman showing an African Mushi caught from the Periyar where the species is beginning to threaten the biodiversity of the river. KOCHI: The Periyar lake has been heavily invaded by African Mushi (clarias gariepinus) making it almost certain that the endangered local fishes in the water body would become extinct in the near future.
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Vaccination safe: Health Department director
Health Department Director Dr K.Shylaja has said that the Japanese encephalitis (Japan fever) vaccination is perfectly safe and that it has not caused any side-effects as was reported.
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81 lives lost, 8,978 houses destroyed in State
Kunjoonju, a farmer of Kanthanpara near Meppadi in Wayanad and his family in front of the place where his house was located till Wednesday. KOCHI: The monsoon, which has been ravaging the state for the past two days, has so far claimed 81 lives and damaged 8,978 houses.
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Rs 15.27-cr loss to crops, property in district
The heavy rain on Friday flooded the city roads. Vehicles moving through the flooded MG Road, Kochi.
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Corp to ease travel woes
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.
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Society for conservation of Sasthamcotta lake so
KOLLAM: A society for the conservation of Sasthamcotta lake will be constituted with the District Panchayat president as chairman and the District Collector as convener. Heads of various government departments in the district and activists of environmental organisations will also be included in the society.
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Lok Ayukta directive to DGP on sand mining
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Lok Ayukta has directed the Director General of Police (DGP) to deploy sufficient police personnel to keep a constant vigil in the rural areas of the district from where illegal sand mining has been reported.