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Relocation of fishermen before next monsoon, says K.P. Rajendran

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Minister for Revenue K.P. Rajendran on Wednesday issued directions to expedite the land acquisition for construction of houses for the families of fishermen to be relocated from the Poonthura beach. Presiding over a meeting to review the progress of various urban development projects in the capital city, he directed officials to complete the land acquisition by May 15.

The Minister assured the meeting that 184 fishermen families would be provided with houses before the onset of the next monsoon. The project will be taken up under the tsunami rehabilitation scheme.

Mr. Rajendran instructed officials of the Health department to survey the health problems caused by the polluted Parvathy Puthanar canal in the Poonthura and Thiruvallam areas. He also called on the City Corporation to devise an action plan to check flooding and waterlogging. He proposed pooling funds from various agencies to implement the project.

The Minister explained that the Theerapadham project was merged with the Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project to facilitate better monitoring by the high level committee headed by the Chief Minister. He said the Government was committed to resolving the problems faced by fishermen families in the coastal areas of Vizhinjam, Poonthura and Thiruvallam.

The meeting discussed steps to prevent coastal erosion, the project to clean up the Parvathy Puthanar canal, solid waste management and various urban development schemes. V.Surendran Pillai, MLA, Additional District Magistrate K.Surendran, Revenue officials, Corporation councillors and other people's representatives participated.

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