No decision yet on waste management in Thrissur
City Corporation council fails to reach a solution The city roads will continue to wear a pathetic look as a Corporation council meeting held here recently to discuss waste management failed to find
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding regarding plying of diesel vehicles more than ten years old in Kerala, 23/05/2016
Order of the National Green Tribunal ((Southern Zone Bench, Circuit Bench at Kochi) in the matter of Lawyers Environmental Awareness Vs State of Kerala dated 23/05/2016 regarding plying of diesel vehicles
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Protest against pollution from jewellery making unit
People threaten to intensify agitation Local residents are protesting against acid pollution from a jewellery manufacturing unit at Cheruvathery, near here. Around 100 wells near the unit have been
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Forest dept to cut 55 trees for National Games event
Trap shooting is an international sporting event where participants shoot down wooden pigeons mid-flight.It is ironical that the state government has decided to decimate the homes of hundreds of birds
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Road Safety Committee moots steps to smoothen traffic in Thrissur
Action against persons parking their vehicles on road side A meeting of the Road Safety Committee convened by District Collector M.S. Jaya on Monday reviewed the new traffic regulations implemented
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Massive afforestation scheme for Thrissur
Tuda Planning To Sow Seeds For Green Dist Thrissur: Thrissur Urban Development Authority (Tuda) is planning a massive afforestation project in the district by roping in colleges, schools and youth clubs. The project -- ‘One Million Shade’ --plans to plant 10 lakh saplings in a span of five years in the district. It will be implemented with the help of National Service Scheme in 27 colleges under Calicut University, schools and youth clubs.
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Mounds of garbage pile up woes in city
Corporation opts to burn garbage on streets Garbage has turned into a baggage that is gnawing at the minds of Thrissur residents. It has been more than a year since the dumping of the city’s garbage at Lalur stopped. As a result, the accumulated filth has reduced the city to a garbage dump because the corporation seems to have gone bankrupt on ideas to find an alternative.
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Rain water harvesting yields rich dividends
Thrissur city is reeling under an acute water crisis. All wells, ponds and water sources in and around the city have either gone dry or filled up by real estate sharks. There is already a fall in water supply and the situation is bound to deteriorate during summer. In this grim situation, an interesting success story of rainwater harvesting in Kolazhy, a village in the district, could serve as an inspiration to the Thrissur Corporation. The soil in the village, located just 6 km away from the city, is loamy on the top and has a laterite carpet at the bottom. The average depth of the wells here is nine metres from the ground level.
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Toxic fumes envelop city from waste burnt in the open
Corporation has opted for burning of garbage on streets Sanitation workers with bamboo-brooms and kerosene cans roaming around the city and burning garbage heaps at street corners is a regular scene at nights in Thrissur these days. As garbage removal to Lalur, where the city corporation’s garbage disposal site is located, has been blocked for more than a year due to local people’s opposition, the corporation has opted for the burning of garbage on streets, as an easy solution.
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Agri pattern, poaching affect keep migratory bird arrivals
KOCHI: The water bird count conducted at the Kole wetlands of Thrissur has found a significant dip in arrival of birds this year, compared to the last two years. Kole wetlands had been declared 'Ramsar