Ecological condition of Perandoor, Edappally canals worsens
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Total coliform count exceeds maximum permissible limits by 320 and 230 times
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A view of the Edappally canal. The total coliform count in the canal has exceeded the maximum permissible limits by nearly 230 times. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT
Total coliform count exceeds maximum permissible limits by 320 and 230 times
Three months after detecting alarming levels of faecal contamination, the ecological condition of Perandoor and Edappally canals continues to be on the decline.
Tests results of samples taken from five new monitoring stations on March 15 by the State Pollution Control Board revealed that the total coliform count, indicating faecal contamination, has exceeded the maximum permissible limits by 320 times in Perandoor canal. In Edappally canal, the maximum permissible limit was breached by nearly 230 times.
KMTA badly in need of funds, personnel
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Treasury issues standing in the way of utilising the meagre funds allocated by govt.
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A view of the Vyttila Junction in Kochi. The Kerala Metropolitan Transport Authority Transport Authority (KMTA) was constituted in November 2020 to usher in improvement in commuting in the Greater-Kochi area.
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Treasury issues standing in the way of utilising the meagre funds allocated by govt.
The Kerala Metropolitan Transport Authority (KMTA), the first agency of its kind in India to have full-fledged legislative backing and was constituted in November 2020 to usher in qualitative and quantitative improvement in commuting in the Greater-Kochi area, has been hamstrung due to non-allocation of adequate personnel and funds by the Finance Department.
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Cycle lane delineators on smart roads soon
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The initiative to stop unauthorised parking to be rolled out first on Abraham Madamakkal Road
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The initiative to stop unauthorised parking to be rolled out first on Abraham Madamakkal Road
Delineators will be installed on bicycle lanes on ‘smart roads’ in the city to prevent other vehicles from parking on them, official sources said.
This comes in the wake of the impending launch on Saturday of the first lot of 360 shared bicycles that will be based at 60 terminals across the city, as part of a joint initiative of Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) and Cochin Smart Mission Limited (CSML) to launch 1,000 shared bicycles.