"We will undertake more diving missions to conduct visual documentation of all the reefs to create a digital map," he said ... sea sand mining off the Kollam coast. Besides warning that mining ...

Kerala's Vizhinjam Port emerged as the biggest handler of cargo among 15 eastern and southern ports in February. This comes within three months of it being commercially operational. The port became a ...

However, a map prepared by former GSI scientists places the proposed ... Additionally, the transport of extracted sea sand will be routed through the Kollam Coast, according to a recent document ...

Shreyas introduced an inaugural service exclusively within the State of Kerala connecting the Kochi Port with Port of Kollam ... Coast of India. Since then, for the first time two ends on the ...

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala University released a report detailing the potential environmental, biodiversity, and socio-economic impacts of offshore sea sand mining off the Kollam coast.

However, the offshore sand blocks identified by the Centre is located around 30km off the Kollam coast at a depth of 48 to 65m,” the GSI official said. He said the concerns raised are ...

The proposed offshore mining project off the Kollam coast can cause irreparable damage to marine biodiversity and the livelihoods of local fishers, says a report prepared as part of an ongoing ...

mining will be carried out off the Kollam coast in the first phase and our protests are being organised here,” they said. Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal, MP, Leader of the Opposition ...

fishing groups said that the area off the Kollam coast, known as the Quilon Bank, is an extremely productive fishing field and is home to species like sardines and mackerel. The decision to ...

and Chavakkad — but fishing groups argue that the Quilon Bank off the Kollam coast, a highly productive fishing area home to species like sardines and mackerel, will be closed to fish workers ...

The protesters want the Centre to revoke the decision to allow sand mining from three blocks off the Kollam coast with a total area of 242 sq km. The Union Ministry of Mines initiated the ...

A UNEP restoration project is helping to revive a historic canal in Kochi, India, supporting the city as it adapts to climate ...