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Steps taken to improve water supply to West Kochi, KWA tells HC
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April 29, 2021 18:29 IST
Residents experiencing water shortage even after construction of new tank and repair of old tank, says petitioner
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Residents experiencing water shortage even after construction of new tank and repair of old tank, says petitioner The Kerala Water Authority (KWA) has informed the High Court that necessary measures, including increasing the number of pumping stations, had been taken for improving water supply to the West Kochi area.
The submission was made when a writ petition filed by M.H.M. Asharaf from West Kochi seeking a directive to provide quality drinking water to the people in the area came up for hearing. According to him, the people of the area were experiencing water shortage even after the construction of a 2.2-million litres per day (mld) capacity new water tank at Modi Bathroom Junction at Mattancherry at a cost of ₹2.2 crore and the r
Backwater tourism sites under watch for ‘alarming’ pollution
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Panel moots provision for proper waste disposal in houseboats
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The Subject Committee on Forests, Environment and Tourism has asked Local Self-Government Department and the Pollution Control Board to carry out stringent checks in houseboats to check pollution of backwaters.
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Panel moots provision for proper waste disposal in houseboats
An action plan is being worked out to check the worsening pollution of waterbodies caused by unscientific waste management practices in backwater tourism sites based on the recommendations by the Subject Committee on Forest, Environment and Tourism.