Mangrove research centre planned

Ignatius Pereira Thiruvananthapuram The Hindu, January 8, 2007 The Fisheries Department has taken the initiative to start a Mangrove Eco-system Research and Demonstration Centre at Ayiramthengu, near here. An ad hoc proposal will be submitted to the State Government soon. If the project materialises, it reportedly will become the first mangrove research centre in the country. The 50-acre mangrove forest owned by the...

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Eco groups seek action against encroachers

PALAKKAD The Hindu, January 3, 2007 Environmental organisations here have demanded the State Government to take immediate steps to evict encroachers from Anthimahakalankadu vested forest in Ottapalam forest range, one of the main watershed areas of the Bharathapuzha. In a statement here on Tuesday, the Bharathapuzha Samrakshana Samithi (protection association) general secretary Indanur Gopi said the Government, in...

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Efforts to settle tribal land issue this year: Rajendran

T Ramavarman THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The Hindu, January 1, 2007  The Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government was hopeful of an early Central sanction for distribution of forest land to tribal people in the State. "If all goes well, the Government will be able to settle the long-pending tribal land issue this year itself," Revenue Minister K.P. Rajendran said. Talking to The Hindu here, Mr. Rajendran said the hearings on...

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