The Hindu 19.02.2015
Polluted canals in city to be cleaned up
The heavily polluted and stagnant canals in the city may get a fresh lease of life shortly.
A
meeting chaired by Minister for Urban Affairs Manjalamkuzhi Ali at
Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday decided to commission a detailed study
for drawing up a project for cleaning and rejuvenating polluted canals
in the city. The Kerala State Urban Development Project has been
entrusted with undertaking a feasibility study.
Poor state
Mr.
Ali convened a meeting on the issue after noticing the pitiable state
of a canal during his visit to the city to lay the foundation stone for
the new bridge being built by the Greater Cochin Development Authority
at Manappattyparambu.
A slew of canals, including the
Thevara-Perandoor canal, Karanakodam canal, Mantra canal, Pandarachal
and Pallichal, are overdue for cleaning. Besides, purification of the
water in the canal and side embankment also needs to be done.
Funds promised
The
Minister promised enough funds for the project and assistance to
identify and resolve the issues in the renovation of canals.
MLAs
Dominic Presentation, Benny Behanan, and Hibi Eden; Mayor Tony
Chammany, municipal chairmen’s chamber chairman Jamal Manakkadan also
attended the meeting.
