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The CPI(M) has called a 12-hour hartal in Idukki opposing Environmentally Sensitive Area directives and district collector orders, demanding rectification of government recommendations and the withdrawal of what it termed 'anti-people' measures.
Kerala published a revised cadastral map reducing ecologically sensitive areas to 8,590.69 square kilometres, excluding 33 villages.
A cadastral map detailing Ecologically Sensitive Areas will be published for public access, enabling landowners to check property boundaries, subject to government approval.
Kerala demands the Centre exclude residential and agricultural land from the Western Ghats Ecologically Sensitive Area notification, citing state-specific needs.
Kerala's prolonged handling of Western Ghats ESA notifications, since 2014, has overlooked residents' concerns, creating anxiety.
New notifications propose declaring Western Ghats areas ecologically sensitive, raising concerns for generational farmers whose livelihoods and homes are intertwined with the land, amidst ecological protection efforts.
Wayanad tunnel road project faces legal challenges as an environmental group files a PIL in the Kerala High Court, citing environmental concerns.
Unauthorised rock mining under the guise of the Meenachil Drinking Water Project has endangered at least two houses in Muttom.
Several resorts located in the landslide-prone zones of the Eastern slope of the Western Ghats violate all norms and regulations.
This notification, issued on July 31, follows a series of landslides that claimed over 300 lives in Wayanad district.
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