Palakkad district's rainforests are disappearing...

The forest department of Palakkad district has lost more than 15 000 acres of forest land due to encroachment.

Some areas that have been encroached upon include:

Corridors of Silent Valley National Park in the Mannarkkad Forest Division

Nelliampathy Hills adjacent to the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary

Akamalavaram in Malampuzha

Kinnakkara Sholayur in Attappady

Palakuzhy in the Alathur Forest Range

Mangalam Dam in Vadakkumcherry

River beds of the Bharathapuzha, Bhavani, Kalpathy, Korayar, Walayar too have been encroached.

Source : www.thehindu.com/2007/06/18/stories/2007061850590300.htm


Silent Valley National Park to be protected by buffer zone

Kerala State Cabinet has marked out a buffer zone of 148 sq km around Silent Valley National Park.

The buffer zone will be a sandwich made from three forest ranges : Mannarkkad, Attappady and Kalikavu regions

Source : http://www.thehindu.com/2007/06/09/stories/2007060908770300.htm

Low cost check dam fills up tank in Tajpur village after ten year gap

A small check-dam that cost Rs 4 lakhs to set up across Bandi Halla rivulet on the border of Tajpur village and a 850-metre long diversion channel have helped fill up the Tajpur village tank in Bijapur after a gap of ten years.

All that was needed to fill up the tank that extends to 3.5 acres was just one shower of heavy rain.

Source : http://www.thehindu.com/2007/06/17/stories/2007061751960300.htm

110 villages in Andhra Pradesh to get water

The AP Government has cleared a Rs 699 crore lift-irrigation project on Udayasamudram that will cover 1 lakh acres in 110 villages.

The five constituencies include :
Nalgonda
Ramannapet
Bhongir
Nakrekal and
Munugode

source: http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jun172007/scroll200706177954.asp?section=frontpagenews