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Rs. 2.28 crore for Periyar protection

KOCHI: The Revenue Department has allocated Rs.2.28 crore under the river management fund for protection of the Periyar.

The allocation includes Rs.9.1 lakh for riverbank protection near the Pathalam bridge and Rs. 4.55 lakh for construction of a Kadathukadavu near Aluva.

For construction of the Kadathukadavu near Kaprikad in Neeleswaram panchayat, the department would allot Rs. 11.2 lakh.

The riverbank protection near the Mukkada bridge in Kalady panchayat would be taken up at a cost of Rs. 8.7 lakh.

The other allocation are: Thiruvanikadukadathu protection (Rs. 10.15 lakh); riverbank protection near Marampalli landing (Rs. 12.9 lakh); construction of Kalathukadavu in Okkal panchayat (Rs. 15 lakh); Pazhukanikadavu construction near Muvattupuzha (Rs. 13.26 lakh); riverbank protection near Valakam, Maradi, Kayanad (Rs. 27.8 lakh); construction of Ayankavu kadavu in Ayavana panchayat (Rs. 10.15 lakh); protection of Kakad ferry near Pazhoor (Rs. 7.6 lakh); protection of Edayakunnam bridge in Cheranalloor panchayat (Rs. 7.21 lakh), according to a press release issued by the office of the Minister for Revenue.

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