The Latest Breaking News from Kareepra

Kerala will become carbon-neutral by 2050: Minister K.N. Balagopal

Haritha Theertham, a model project launched by the Kareepra grama panchayat to use water from abandoned quarries for irrigation, inaugurated

The Hindu · Oct 21, 2023

Kareepra panchayat’s solar blueprint for channelling water from unused quarries for agriculture

While abandoned quarries are death traps in many parts, rural Kareepra in Kollam is all set to put its water-filled pits to better use. In a first-of-its-kind initiative in Kerala, water from such quarries will be pumped using solar energy and diverted to canals criss-crossing the local body for irrigation.

The Hindu · Sep 9, 2023

Camel treated at Kollam Veterinary Centre

A regular at trade fairs and exhibitions, the animal was injured while it was grazing at a rubber plantation in Kareepra. The wound on its nose had developed into a sore and the camel that weights around a tonne was brought to the centre by his owner Ajayan.

The Hindu · Aug 6, 2023