Once it was an island of rich farmland on the Periyar ... say people living near the river are hardly even having children anymore. Yet here is Shaji, alone in his small fiber boat, fishing ...

A people’s report prepared by representatives of local residents and environmental activists and experts on the mass fill kill in the Periyar in May, has attributed the incident to industrial ...

Kochi: Thousands of dead fishes of various species were found floating on the surface of the Periyar ... fishing in Karnataka Harish Poojary, 48, and Rithesh, 18, drowned in the Swarna River ...

Around 5.5 million people in central Kerala rely on the Periyar for a range of requirements from drinking water supply to irrigation of farms to fishing and aquaculture. The 244-km river has ...

Once it was an island of rich farmland on the Periyar ... say people living near the river are hardly even having children anymore. Yet here is Shaji, alone in his small fiber boat, fishing ...

Kochi: Over 10,000 people living on the banks of Periyar river and its tributaries have been shifted to 78 camps opened in Ernakulam district as part of measures taken by it to deal with the ...

Kochi: The Ernakulam district administration has urged people residing along the banks of Periyar river to remain vigilant after the Idamalayar dam was opened on Tuesday to discharge 50 cumecs of ...

Two persons who were part of a tour group went missing after they got swept away in the Periyar river near Anakkayam in Kuttampuzha on Sunday afternoon. The fire force and residents were ...

In a statement district secretary P Rajeev said that Periyar continues to be the prime drinking water source for the people of Ernakulam district. “The river gets polluted due to different reasons.

KOCHI: The Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) has submitted a report to the government pointing out the high concentration of ammonia and hydrogen sulphide in Periyar.