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KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Friday asked the local self-government department and the Pollution Control Board to prevent the discharge of waste into rivers and canals. They don’t even allow any diesel boat on the river,” a division bench comprising Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas and Justice Gopinath P said. The court also asked Kochi Corporation to explain what it …

NGT unhappy over delay in addressing pollution of Edappally, Perandoor canals

The National Green Tribunal has expressed dissatisfaction over the inordinate delay in taking remedial measures against the pollution of Edappally and Perandoor canals owing to unauthorised discharge of sewage into the waterbodies. The Southern Bench had taken suo motu notice of the report titled ‘Faecal contamination high in Perandoor, Edappally canals’ published in The Hindu on January 28, 2021. The …

Edappally Canals

A meeting convened by the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board on Wednesday decided to enhance the outlay for the Integrated Urban Regeneration and Water Transport System from ₹1,528.2 crore to ₹3,853.4 crore. Abraham and Kochi Metro Rail Limited managing director Lokanath Behera, according to a communication issued by the Mayor. Besides the rejuvenation of six once-navigable canals that are now …

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute will carry out a feasibility study on the development of process package treatment method to check pollution of the Pallikkalar stretch in Karunagapally, and Edappally, Perandoor canals in Kochi at an estimated cost of ₹45 lakh. The Kerala State Pollution Control Board has given its approval for the project …

Polluters of Edappally and Perandoor canals to face prosecution

Twelve apartment complexes along Edappally and Perandoor canals will face prosecution proceedings for not complying with directives issued by the authorities against illegal discharge of untreated waste water into the waterbodies. The prosecution proceedings will be initiated by the Kochi Corporation after the residents’ associations failed to either pay fine or initiate rectification measures, including installing sewage treatment plants or …

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Dumping of untreated waste water into Edappally, Perandoor canals continues

The dumping of untreated waste water into the Edappally and Perandoor canals continues despite stringent directives from the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal to check the further ecological deterioration of the waterbodies. Pipelines directed into the canals remain a common sight, revealing that untreated waste water is being dumped into the canals. Tests by the State Pollution Control …