By Anantha Narayanan K Kochi: The long-anticipated expansion of the Kochi Water Metro into the scenic Kadamakkudy island cluster is now firmly on course for an April launch, with all major infrastructure works completed and final operational preparations underway. Terminal construction at Kadamakkudy and Paliyamthuruthu has been fully completed, marking a significant milestone in extending… Read More
The expert committee led by Assistant Collector S. Mohanapriya, which examined complaints regarding the dredging works in the Korapuzha river, has submitted its report to District Collector Snehil Kumar Singh. The report was prepared after committee members visited Mattuvayal and held a meeting with the officials concerned. Sources said the Collector would convene a meeting… Read More
By Chloe Boden A large-scale operation has been underway since the beginning of February, after a mass of sand culminated in the outer harbour that was restricting access for mariners. As previously reported, the build-up was most prominent on the eastern outer entrance, and businesses and residents were left baffled by the unusual sighting that… Read More
MERAUX, La. — Across the calm waters behind a pumping station near Lake Borgne, hundreds of saplings stand out in the mist, wrapped in white plastic cylinders. To get there and to other sites like it, organizers have ferried dozens of volunteers week after week in airboats. They have a trailer equipped with supplies. Rubber… Read More
The team behind the scheme to restore the eroding saltmarsh that protects Lymington Harbour, Hampshire, hope the “remarkable” recovery of natural habitat could be replicated around the country to conserve coastal areas at risk from rising sea levels. Lymington has a ferry link to the Isle of Wight, 1,600 leisure moorings and sees 20,000 visiting… Read More