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Flood control measures before month-end

Staff Reporter

New drainage canal constructed

Directive to clear drainage canal at Pazhavangadi
PWD to carry out works costing
Rs.25 lakh

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Short-term measures to prevent flooding in Pazhavangadi and East Fort areas will be completed by May 31. This was decided at a meeting at the Collectorate here on Thursday. Mayor C. Jayan Babu; MLAs V. Sivankutty and V. Surendran Pillai; and District Collector Sanjay M. Kaul attended the meeting.

While the Public Works Department will carry out works costing Rs.25 lakh, the Irrigation Department will implement projects costing Rs.4.5 lakh. The National Highways Department will spend Rs.50 lakh on flood control schemes.

A press note issued here said a 150-metre-long drainage canal has been constructed from Pazhavangadi to the Thekkanamkara canal. The canal originating near Abhedashramam is being cleaned at a cost of Rs.5 lakh. At the meeting, the District Collector directed the Tahsildar, Thiruvananthapuram, to clear the drainage canal at Pazhavangadi with private participation. It has been decided to replace the cast iron drain pipes from Thakarapparambu to the Pattoor bridge, the press note said.

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