Acute water shortage was the major
topic that was discussed at the Council meeting and the councillors
reiterated the need to provide additional water in tanker lorries to the
areas that are facing severe water crisis.

Councillors including 
Karmily Antony and K R Prem Kumar requested the Mayor to take necessary
steps for the supply of water in additional tanker lorries.

Meanwhile,
the opposition councillors raised allegations that the Mayor is taking
decisions unilaterally without consulting the Councillors. The
opposition’s allegations came in the wake of the issuance of No
Objection Certificate (NOC) to a bar at Vyttila.

Meanwhile in his
reply, Mayor Tony Chammany said that a special council meeting will be
convened soon to decide on the cancellation of the NOC.

Clarifying
that the NOC was issued as per the norms suggested by the Excise
Commissionerate, Chammany said that the decision to include the NOC
issuance in the agenda was taken after discussing it with the Division
Councillor and the opposition leader.

“Accordingly, the NOC issuance was listed in the Council meeting on March 12th.

“But the meeting was disrupted by the opposition and we were not able to have a detailed discussion on the topic,” he said.