The Kerala High Court has observed that it is the duty of the State Wetland Authority of Kerala to demarcate boundaries of the wetlands identified in the State and not the responsibility of local bodies. The court made the observation recently while disposing of a writ petition filed by the Kalliyoor grama panchayat in Thiruvananthapuram challenging orders of the tribunal …
Kollam: As the political parties face another general election, conserving the polluted Ashtamudi Lake has yet again found a place in their election propaganda as well. Even environmental clearance from the State Wetland Authority of Kerala has not been obtained for the construction violating CRZ norms and Ramsar site convention. A counter affidavit filed by Veena N. Madhavan IAS, member …
