The Kerala High Court recently observed that village officers lack jurisdiction under Section 12 of the Kerala Conservation ...

They might be permanently wet or only flood seasonally. Wetlands include marshes, wet grassland, floodplains, and fens. These are places where water and dry land meet, and are home to a wide range of ...

Often known as sloughs, potholes or wetlands are any area of land covered by shallow water with grasses and sedge, or any exposed large, flat basin holding little or no water during dry years. Most of ...