Alappuzha/Alleppey:Developments,Photos & Discussions

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Project to convert sea water to drinking water

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ALAPPUZHA: In a bid to find a permanent solution for the garbage problems, Alappuzha municipality decided to set up biogas plants in all the houses with the support of Suchitwa Mission.This was decided at a meeting held at the municipal office here on Tuesday. Municipal chairperson Mercy Diana Masido presided over the meeting.

Councillors and residents association representatives, leaders of various political parties also attended the meeting.

After the meeting, Mercy told reporters that two plastic buckets would also be allotted to each house in the 10 wards of the municipality to separate plastic waste and biodegradable waste.

"In the first phase, plastic buckets will be allotted to the families of 10 wards and later the buckets will be allotted to the families of other 40 wards,'' she said.

"The plastic waste will be used for commercial purpose and a training programme will be conducted for Kudumbashree workers to separate plastic and biodegradable waste. A special team constituted by the municipal authorities will meet chief minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday seeking his help for solving the waste problems of the town. The municipality also decided to submit special projects to Suchitwa Mission as an immediate solution for the waste problems of the town,'' Mercy said.

However, Youth Congress workers condcuted a march to Alappuzha municipality on Tuesday demanding the resignation of the municipal chairperson.

Though the march turned violent, police brought the situation under control. Alappuzha North Police also registered cases against the Youth Congress workers in this connection.

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First Synthetic Stadium of the District to come up at Haripad

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Tourism development Project in Cherthala has begun. As the density of houseboats in Alappuzha has increased ,authorities have decided to expand backwater tourism to near lying areas. As Cherthala is a satellite city of Kochi, authorities are expecting sudden development of Cherthala with this initiative. Arthunkal and Anthakaaranazhi are also among tourism development areas under consideration.

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Reserve Forest Planned in Veeyapuram: It will increase the chance of Eco-tourism here. Currently it is a main location for cinema-serial shooting. There is also facility for houseboats to approach. Veeyapuram is having some geographical importance that the Pamba river and the Achankovil river meets together in veeyapuram.

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Traffic Regulation Committee to reduce road accidents
-Bus Bays to be constructed in bus stops with large number of people

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Cherthala: Dredging of TB canal as a part of its renovation has started.

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Doubling of Haripad - Ambalapuzha Rail Line
Initial Procedures of construction of 4 bridges coming under Haripad -Ambalapuzha stretch has started.The four bridges are at Puthanar,Karumadi,Karthodu and Mankuzhy.Total cost is Rs. 25 crore.

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ALAPPUZHA: A new freshwater fish, Pristolepis Rubripinnis was discovered from Pampa and Chalakudy rivers in Kerala during a collaborative taxonomic study carried out by Indian and British ichthyologists, on Wednesday.

The study was led by Ralf Britz of Natural History Museum, London and K Krishnakumar of Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (Atree), Alappuzha and Fibin Baby of Conservation Research Group (CRG), St Albert's College, Kochi.

Krishnakumar told TOI they published this study report on Wednesday. "At present, only four species of the genus Pristolepis are considered to be valid and Pristolepis Rubripinnis differs from all other species by its colour pattern. The genus Pristolepis comprise moderate-sized (15-20cm) fishes and restricted to freshwater streams in Southern India and most of Indochina and the Sunda Islands," he said.

"At present, 189 species of endemic freshwater fishes have been reported from the Western Ghats. We need to conduct more studies on the fishes of Western Ghats. The discovery of a second species of Pristolepis in the southern part of the Western Ghats comes 163 years after Thomas Jerdon described Pristolepis Maginatus from the erstwhile Malabar," he said.

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National Highway Land Acquisition, new notification to be published soon

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Multiplex Theater Complex to be built in Alappuzha by KSFDC.Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony will be done by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on July 7th.

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Construction of Glucosamine Factory in Punnapra-Paravur will resume in July

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