Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan | File photo | Photo Credit: Mahinsha S
Here are the important Kerala developments to watch for today
1. The draft buffer zone map has been published on the websites of the Government of Kerala with different color codes for Ecologically Sensitive Zones (ESZ), human habitation and public buildings. Helpdesks are being set up in 88 panchayats to receive complaints from the public seeking exemption of highly populated areas from areas earmarked as ESZ.
2. The CPI(M) has organized a convention at Kurachundu in Kozhikode today to clarify the stand of the state government on the buffer zone issue.
3. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate a palm leaf manuscripts museum in Thiruvananthapuram today.
4. Pleas by former police officers and former IB officers seeking anticipatory bail in the ISRO espionage frame-up case are likely to come up before the Kerala High Court today.
5. With the participation of 572 artisans from 11 countries, the 10th edition of Sargalaya International Arts & Crafts Festival begins today at Sargalaya Kerala Arts & Crafts Village in Iringal near Vadakara in Kozhikode.