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Periyar conservation: hearing adjourned

Staff Reporter

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Friday adjourned to next week the hearing on a writ petition seeking to protect the Periyar River and provide safe drinking water to Kochi residents. The petition filed by Purushan Eloor sought a directive to the State Government, KSEB and the Water Resource Department to release water from Idukki dam to remove the muddy water in the Periyar.

The petitioner also pleaded for taking action against the KSEB officials for their failure to carry out periodic cleaning of the Kallarkutty dam and causing damage to the Periyar by releasing muddy water from the Kallarkutty dam. Another petition was also filed before the court seeking a direction to the State Government to constitute a high-power monitoring committee to take appropriate action and release sufficient funds to meet the situation.

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