It was just another day for Abraham Ouseph, who had taken his ducks to the Vilakkupadam paddy polder for foraging as usual. “We are scared of crows nowadays,” says Premraj adding that though Kuttanad has witnessed bird flu outbreaks quite a few times, this is the first time the disease has been reported in his village. Sporadic bird flu infections …
The heavy rains that have lashed the central Travancore districts of Kottayam and Pathanamthitta since the past couple of days without a break is keeping the region on the edge. In Pathanamthitta, the combination of torrential rains and squally winds has caused widespread disruptions, including interruptions in traffic and power supply. Anticipating more heavy rains, a 35-member team from the …
The flood situation in Central Travancore took a turn for the worse on August 4 as incessant rainfall pounded parts of the region after a brief hiatus, triggering a fresh series of landslides on the eastern high-ranges and inundating more villages along the Northern and Upper Kuttanad in the downstream The torrential rains have caused all major rivers, which were …
