Mlamala village finally gains road connectivity, thanks to five students

Mlamala village finally gains road connectivity, thanks to five students

A view of the flex board erected by the local people near the Santhi Bridge at Mlamala in Idukki. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT After a long wait, Mlamala village in Idukki has finally attained proper road connectivity with the outside world after the construction of two bridges, thanks to a group of high school … Read more

Human-animal conflict takes centre stage in Idukki

Human-animal conflict takes centre stage in Idukki

Teachers of Little Flower Girls High School (LFGHS) in Munnar offering support to the hunger protest venue of Idukki MP Dean Kuriakose at Munnar | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT As the parliamentary election looms, the situation in Idukki remains tense with political and environmental concerns intersecting in the face of persistent human-elephant conflict in the … Read more

Drone survey-based study to quantify soil loss in Idukki following landslips

Drone survey-based study to quantify soil loss in Idukki following landslips

In a pioneering initiative in State, an expert team has conducted a drone survey-based study to quantify soil loss in Idukki, including areas belonging to the Western Ghats, following recent landslips. Sajin Kumar K.S., Assistant Professor in the Department of Geology at Kerala University (KU), who led the study, said the team’s focus was on … Read more

CPI(M) to join protest against eviction drive in Idukki

CPI(M) to join protest against eviction drive in Idukki

Even as the Kerala government is going ahead with the anti-encroachment drive in Munnar and other parts of Idukki district, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] district leadership here is preparing for an open protest against the drive led by a Revenue department task force. The protest will be launched under the banner of … Read more

Forest department to install hanging solar fences in two Idukki panchayats

Forest department to install hanging solar fences in two Idukki panchayats

A model of the hanging solar fencing at Marayur forest division in Idukki. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Forest department has decided to install hanging solar fences at Marayur and Kanthaloor panchayats in Idukki to tackle man-animal conflict. According to officials, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has allotted a total … Read more

Man, two sons electrocuted in Idukki

Man, two sons electrocuted in Idukki

A 57-year-old man and his two sons were electrocuted after they came into contact with a broken power line at Rajakkandam under the Vandanmedu police station limit in Idukki on Tuesday. According to the Vandanmedu police, Rajakkandam Nayarucity resident Chembakaseril Kanakadharan and his sons Vishnu (31) and Vineeth (27) came in contact with a snapped … Read more

Idukki dam security breach: Collector convenes high-level meeting

Idukki dam security breach: Collector  convenes high-level meeting

District Collector Sheeba George convened a high-level meeting of officials of the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB), Police and other departments on Saturday at the collectorate and reviewed the security of the hydel dams in the district. The meeting decided to conduct a strict inspection of the dam premises. Initiatives have already started to fix … Read more

Yellow alert issued for five Kerala districts today

Yellow alert issued for five Kerala districts today

Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI Kerala is likely to witness isolated heavy rains and thundershowers for the next four days, said a weather bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department in Thiruvananthapuram on June 17. A yellow alert has been issued for five districts — Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, and … Read more

Protests over eco-sensitive zones in Kerala | The other side of the sanctuary

Protests over eco-sensitive zones in Kerala | The other side of the sanctuary

George Thomas, a nonagenarian settler-farmer from Muthukad, a verdant agricultural village located 55 km away from Kozhikode, is living in fear of the future these days. The events unfolding in the State over the Supreme Court’s direction that every protected forest, national park and wildlife sanctuary in the country should have a mandatory eco-sensitive zone … Read more

30 bitten by lice in Idukki

30 bitten by lice in Idukki

As many as 30 persons were bitten by lice of the hard tick species at Ponnamala near Nedumkandam in Idukki in recent days. According to health department officials, the members of six families, who came under the attack of lice, complained of itching and infection. Some people also reported bleeding that lasted for days. Pattom … Read more