Pollution of Periyar – A Continuing Battle

Pollution of Periyar – A Continuing Battle

The Eloor-Edayar industrial area on the banks of the Periyar | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Periyar’s plight The pollution of Periyar is a continuing story, says Purushan Eloor, who has been working for the protection of the river relentlessly for 34 years. At the forefront of the Periyar Malineekarana Virudha Samithi, a forum formed […]

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CCTV facility to be restored in Eloor, Edayar industrial areas

CCTV facility to be restored in Eloor, Edayar industrial areas

The surveillance by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (PCB) against industrial pollution along the Eloor and Edayar industrial areas will resume from this week. The PCB has sanctioned ₹27 lakh towards installing nine cameras with night vision facility at select points along both sides of the Periyar river in the Eloor and Edayar industrial […]

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STP projects in local bodies along Periyar in limbo

STP projects in local bodies along Periyar in limbo

The proposal to set up common sewage treatment plants (STP) in municipalities along the Periyar remains in cold storage three years after they were suggested under the Periyar Action Plan. As per a plan proposed by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (PCB) in association with other government departments and agencies, civic bodies had to […]

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