A high-level meeting convened here on Monday finalised an action plan to prevent flooding in the city. The 100-day action plan includes immediate measures to address the problem of flooding as well as long term solutions.
Ministers V. Sivankutty and Antony Raju who chaired the meeting said the thrust of the project will be on deepening the Amayizhanjan, Pattom and Ulloor canals criss-crossing the city and cleaning the drains along 81 roads that are part of the Smart City and Kerala Road Fund Board projects. The stormwater drains lining the roads under the City Corporation and National Highway and the Chacka-Eenchakkal bypass road would also be cleaned on a war footing within a week.
The meeting authorised District Collector Jeromic George to review the progress of the action plan and report to the government every week. Stakeholder departments have been directed to complete the works in time.
