The Hindu 19.04.2013
Illegal bunds across river demolished
The Kerala Water Authority (KWA) has demolished two
illegally constructed temporary bunds across the Kakkadavu river in its
upstream to revive flow of water in the river as the drying up of the
river has affected water supply to the Indian Naval Academy (INA) and to
the nearby Ramanthali panchayat.
This was disclosed
by KWA officials at a meeting convened by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy
here on Thursday to assess the drought situation in the district. When
Payyannur MLA C. Krishnan told the Chief Minister that Ramanthali
panchayat had not been getting water from the Kakkadavu river. The MLA
said that alternative schemes should be planned for supply of water to
the panchayat. The officials said water flow in the river was now
expected to increase and water supply to the panchayat could then be
normalised in a week. Tender process for constructing a permanent bund
estimated at Rs. 80 lakh was under way and the work would be completed
next year, they noted.
A.P. Abdullakutty, MLA, said
the government should consider the proposal for a mini dam across the
Aralam river as a standby source of water for the district.