Box MS-014 Box 1
Contains 59 Results:
Series 1: Correspondence
Sub-Series 1: Thomas Ambalavayal
From R Velappan Nair, Manager Pazhassi Kudeeram Project to Thomas Ambalavayal, 13 March 1987
Informing Chandrasekharan Nair to visit Velappan Nair.
From Raghava Warrier to Thomas Ambalavayal, 11 October 1988
Regarding the working of WPSS and progress of work.
From Raghava Warrier to Thomas Ambalavayal, 21 October 1988
Mentions that document to be sent to Prime Minister is ready, and identifies the need to make detailed notes on Edakkal
Drafts of correspondence to Archaeology Department, bulk: 3 February 1992, 25 January 1993, 3 February 1993, 15 February 1993
From Commissioner and Secretary to Private Secretary of Leader of Opposition (forwarded to Thomas Ambalavayal)- Regarding excavation works
From Thomas Ambalavayal to the Chief Minister of Kerala, 02 April 1994
Resolution on the Protection of Edakkal Cave passed by a seminar on history of Wayanad at Kalpetta.
From Thomas Ambalavayal to the Prime Minister of India, 02 April 1994
Memorandum submitted by Edakkal Cave Protection Committee, WPSS, historians, social organisations and environmentalists of Wayanad district, Kerala State. Regarding the protection of Edakkal Cave and cancellation of Pattayam issued by Administrative officer, Ambalavayal over the Edakkal Cave.
From Commissioner and Secretary to Private Secretary of Leader of Opposition (forwarded to Thomas Ambalavayal), 25 April 1994
Regarding the cancellation of Pattayam issued to Edakkal. Letter from Revenue department Assistant Secretary.
From Iravatham Mahadevan IAS (Retd.) National Fellow, ICHR to Thomas Ambalavayal, 04 October 1995
Requesting assistance for himself and Mr Swaminathan who works at the Directorate of Epigraphy, when they come to Wayanad to visit Edakkal caves and study the inscriptions.
From Vishwas Mehta (District Collector and District Magistrate, Wayanad) to Thomas Ambalavayal, 24 September 1996
Thanking him for the assistance in completing the 'Wayanad Heritage Museum'.
From N Badusha to Revenue Divisional Officer, 28 June 2011
Complaint regarding a resort that is coming up near an Adivasi colony. Mentions malpractice -- the forging of revenue documents where a paddy field was turned into construction site.
From B J P's (Bharatiya Janata Party) Ambalavayal Panchayat Committee to Wayanad District Collector, 17 February 2012
Petition to disallow MIMS medical college from being set up near Karapuzha reservoir.
From Thomas Ambalavayal to District Collector, Wayanad, 25 February 2012
Request to send all the details regarding rehabilitation to the address mentioned in the letter.
From Office of the Minister of Forest to Thomas Ambalavayal, 20 May 2012
Regarding a petition that was submitted on not sanctioning the NOC to Mill Registration
From Public Information Officer and Wildlife Warden to Thomas Ambalavayal, 02 November 2012
Regarding whether Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary has been given the status of Tiger Reserve
From P Hari, Under Secretary, Secretariat to Thomas Ambalavayal, 22 December 2012
Regarding a meeting being convened by the Kerala Niyamasabha Committee for Environment in Wayanad
From Thomas Ambalavayal and others to Chief Minister, Forest and Environment Dept. Minister, 29 August 2013
Regarding the construction of a veterinary university -- mentions related ecological damage.
From Office of the Chief Minister of Kerala to Thomas Ambalavayal, 14 October 2013
Regarding a request to halt construction of the Headquarters Building of Veterinary University in an ecologically sensitive site
From Jagruth Bharath, 2014
Regarding the protection of Western Ghats.
From the Office of the Minister for Revenue and Coir to Thomas Ambalavayal, 17 September 2014
Regarding encroachment of Adivasi land in Wayanad
From T K Sukumaran (office manager) to Thomas Ambalavayal, 05 January 2016
Regarding the closing of a case filed by WPSS.
From Dharmaraj and Thomas Ambalavayal to Narendra Nath Veluri, District Forest Officer, North Wayanad Vanam Division, 19 July 2016
Regarding the deforestation activities by the North Wayanad Forest District Forest Officer.
From Thomas Ambalavayal to Chairman, District Disaster Management and District Collector, Kalpetta; From Tehsildar to District Disaster Management Authority - Part 1/2, bulk: 23 September 2016, 26 November 2016
Regarding quarry in Arattupuzha
From Thomas Ambalavayal to Chairman, District Disaster Management and District Collector, Kalpetta; From Tehsildar to District Disaster Management Authority - Part 2/2, bulk: 23 September 2016, 26 November 2016
Regarding quarry in Arattupuzha
Email from Ambalavayal to an unknown recipient, 10 November 2016
Regarding quarrying.
From Public Information Officer and Junior Superintendent to Thomas Ambalavayal, 24 November 2016
Regarding licenses for holding weapons
From N Badusha to Project Director, Project Elephant, Ministry of Environment and Forests, 02 December 2016
Requisition to relocate an elephant captured near Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary.
From Secretary, Muppainadu Grama Panchayat to Thomas Ambalavayal and Environmental Engineer -Part 1/2, bulk: 9 December 2019, 02 November 2021, 17 January 2022
Regarding sanctioning of quarrying license
From Secretary, Muppainad Grama Panchayat to Thomas Ambalavayal and Environmental Engineer -Part 2/2, 17 January 2022
Regarding sanctioning of quarrying license
From State Public Information Officer and Secretary and Panchayat Assistant Director, Wayanad, bulk: 27 November 2020, 29 January 2022
Regarding the Kadachikunnu Quarry in Muppainad Grama Panchayat, Wayanad, Kerala.
From Thomas Ambalavayal to Public Information Officer, District Collector- Part 1/2, bulk: 28 October 2020, 3 November 2020, 28 January 2021, 10 January 2022
Regarding the Kadachikunnu Quarry in Muppainad Grama Panchayat, Wayanad, Kerala.
From Thomas Ambalavayal to Public Information Officer, District Collector- Part 2/2, bulk: 29 October 2020, 3 November 2020, 28 January 2021, 10 January 2022
Regarding the Kadachikunnu Quarry in Muppainad Grama Panchayat, Wayanad, Kerala.
From WPSS to Sub-Collector, Mananthavady, Wayanad, Kerala, undated
Regarding Mananthavady (a town in Wayanad) Sub-Collector
From N Badusha, 23 October 2009
Regarding Silent Valley Rajata Jubilee
From N Badusha to Wildlife Warden, Wayanad, 11 June 2010
Contains a complaint about a wildlife-vehicle collision.
Right to Information - From V K Srivalsan, Wildlife Warden to Thomas Ambalavayal, bulk: 24 June 2010, 29 July 2010
Regarding Right to Information Appeal submitted on tourists and tourist vehicles that entered Tholpetty, Muthanga.
From Wildlife Protection Society of India, 14 January 2011
Invitation to attend a seminar convened to discuss the anti forest activities happening and the witch hunt against ethical forest department officers
From Bittu Sahgal, Editor, Sanctuary Asia to N Badusha, 01 November 2012
Regarding N Badusha being selected for the Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award 2012
From C M Paulose, Wayanad Environmental Forum to District Collector, Wayanad, 31 January 2013
Regarding ban on night traffic on NH212 and NH67
Right to Information- From State Public Information Officer to N Badusha, 2014
Contains replies to Right to Information requests.
From N Badusha to the Chief Minister of Kerala, 28 January 2015
Regarding illegal construction in the Adivasi forest land.
From N Badusha to Prakash Javadekar, Minister for Environment and Forest, 25 March 2015
Regarding expansion of tourism activities in Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala
From District Collector and Chairman to N Badusha, 30 April 2015
Mentions a workshop in Wayanad on developing a proposal for positive partnership for environmental challenges in Wayanad
From N Badusha to J B Koshy, Kerala State Human Rights Commission, 06 June 2015
Regarding the impact of the Mysore-Kozhikode 400KV Power line project that runs through Wayanad on wildlife, especially elephants.
From District Collector, Wayanad to President/ Secretary WPSS, 19 November 2015
Mentions Disaster Management Act 2005; regarding the practice of cutting the trees that are a threat to life and property.
From Bhaskaran, Madakkimala, 05 December 2015
On tree felling in Wayanad Kalpetta Makkimala.
From Prakriti Srivastava, IFS- Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Eco development and tribal welfare) and state nodal officer to the Divisional Forest Officer, North Wayanad Division, 29 June 2016
Includes a complaint from Wayanad environmentalists about ecotourism and its violation of norms.
Right to Information- From N Badusha to Public Information Officer; From State Public Information Officer to N Badusha, bulk: 27 July 2016, 11 November 2016
Regarding Sub-Collector of Mananthavady (a municipality in Kerala)
Right to Information- From N Badusha to Public Information Officer, bulk: 10 August 2016, 9 September 2016
Regarding information on North Wayanad Forest Division
Right to Information- From State Public Information Officer to N Badusha, bulk: 5 September 2016, 23 September 2016
Regarding the area of the Wayanad Wildlife Division
From N Badusha to the Chief Minister of Kerala, 24 October 2016
Regarding capture and placing of a tusker in 'KRAAL' at Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala
From N Badusha to Project Director, Project Elephant, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and others, 02 December 2016
Requisition to relocate elephant captured near Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary
Right to Information- From N Badusha to Public Information Officer; From State Public Information Officer to N Badusha, bulk: 29 August 2016, 28 September 2016, 28 October 2016, 7 November 2016
Regarding human-wildlife conflict
Right to Information- From Public Information Officer to N Badusha, bulk: 19 September 2016, 26 September 2016, 6 October 2016, 17 October 2016,20 October 2016, 27 October 2016
Right to Information request filed for data on animal deaths.
Right to Information- From State Public Information Officer to N Badusha, 21 June 2018
Regarding the details of the flowering of Neelakurinji
Right to Information- From State Public Information Officer and Assistant Wildlife Warden to N Badusha, 2019-2020
Regarding details of the flowering of Neelakurinji
From N Badusha to the Chief Minister of Kerala, undated
Regarding the threat to the largest surviving elephant population in India.
From N Badusha to Government Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Change, New Delhi, undated
Regarding ecological devastation of Kuruva islets. Includes a petition to safeguard the Kuruva islets.