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Probe sought

KOCHI: The Jaladhara Jala-Saksharatha Mission has demanded a high-level inquiry into the Kerala State Electricity Board flushing the Kallarkutty reservoir causing turbidity in the Periyar. Nearly 33 lakh people who depended on the Periyar for drinking water were facing hardship for the past two weeks. People of Ernakulam and nearby districts were being forced to drink contaminated water. But neither the Kerala Water Authority nor the State Pollution Control Board had taken action against the KSEB, said C.A. Vijayachandran, executive director of the Mission.

- Staff Reporter

Protest

KOCHI: The coordination committee protesting against the road and rail connectivity to the international transhipment terminal at Vallarpadam will observe Friday as `black day.' The committee has been taking up the cause of those who will be forced to surrender land for the connectivity. - Staff Reporter

Fete ends

KOCHI: The Vivekananda Jayanthi celebrations organised by the Sri Vivekananda Dharma Pracharana Sangham concluded here on Monday. Thottathil B. Raveendran, High Court judge, inaugurated the valedictory function. - Staff Reporter

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