Pathanamthitta’s air second cleanest
Central PCB’s figures put the town next to Tezpur, which is the least polluted town Pathanamthitta is the second least polluted town in India in terms of air pollution, next to Tezpur in Assam, according
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Kerala govt, KGS misled Forest Ministry over airport: AHVAC
Council urges Ministry to cancel clearance, send team The State government and the KGS Group, a private company, managed to obtain environment clearance for the Aranmula airport project by furnishing totally misleading and false information to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), the Aranmula Heritage Village Action Council (AHVAC) has alleged.
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Quarries may find lifeline in Kasturirangan report
5 firms likely to ask for rethink on application to open new quarries As many as five firms may ask for reconsideration of their application for opening new granite quarries in Western Ghats, invoking an order of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest.
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MoEF ignores key issues to clear airport project
Activists Point Out Loopholes The expert appraisal committee of ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) gave environmental clearance to the Rs 2,000 crore Aranmula international airport, ignoring key issues such as reclamation of paddy fields, land acquisition, social and cultural disruption of people in an entire locality. Aranumula residents point out that this is one project which has not a got a single supporter from Aranmula.
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Aranmula airport gets environment clearance
Ministry rejected all objections raised by several organisations, people living in the vicinity of the proposed airport The Ministry of Environment and Forests has cleared the proposed Aranmula international airport in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala. The ministry released the order giving full environmental clearance to the project, rejecting all the objections raised by several organisations and the people living in the vicinity of the proposed airport.
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Gadgil finds unscientific mining at Chembanmudy
No government could implement projects such as the proposed airport at Aranmula disregarding public sentiments against it, especially in aspects of nature conservation, food security and socio-human capital
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No compromise on Mullaperiyar dam, says Oomen Chandy
Participates in Navaratri festival in Padmanabapuram Palace Reiterating the Kerala government’s position on the Mullaperiyar dam, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said his government would not compromise on the safety of the dam, a matter concerning lakhs of people living in many districts of that State.
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Where rivers die a slow death
World Rivers Day is being observed today Even as World Rivers Day is observed on Sunday, the Central Travancore region, comprising Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, and parts of Alappuzha, is fast becoming a graveyard of rivers and natural streams owing to indiscriminate sand-mining, encroachments, and pollution.
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Fury over lifting of quarry ban
Rights’ panel order ignored, say environment activists The Chembanmudy Protection Council and the Chembanoly People’s Action Council have strongly condemned the withdrawal of the ban imposed on Manimalethu Granites at Chembanmudy hillock for granite quarrying.
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Dengue death toll rises to 11 in State
As many as 141 confirmed cases of dengue fever and five deaths suspected to be of dengue were reported in the State on Wednesday. One death due to suspected leptospirosis was reported from Kollam, taking the toll of fever-related casualties on Wednesday to six.
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Pathanamthitta shivering with fever
1,840 viral fever cases reported from government hospitals As many as 1,840 viral fever cases were reported from various government hospitals in the district on Wednesday. According to Health Department sources, this is the largest number of viral fever cases reported in the district on a single day in the past five months.