Top Kerala news developments for today
The Hindu
Key news developments in Kerala on February 13, 2022
Here are the key news developments from Kerala to watch out for today:
Rising sea levels could severely imperil lakhs living along Kerala's coast. The latest Coastal Vulnerability Indices (CVI), finalised by the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), has identified the coastal districts of Alappuzha, Kochi, Kannur and Kasargode as particularly vulnerable to rising sea levels caused primarily by global warming and climate change.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.