The drive to cleanup the Kodoor river, which remains choked with silt and thick sheets of water hyacinth, has entered the final lap with the authorities here on Monday beginning to restore the boat channel that starts from Kodimatha in Kottayam.
At a brief function held here, District Collector V.Vigneswari inaugurated the works and a public meeting held in connection with it. Speaking on the occasion, the Collector also extended the whole hearted support of the district administration to the Meenachil-Meenanthara-Kodoor river re-linking programme, a government-people collaborative that is executing the project.
The rapid proliferation of the water plant has forced the passenger boats to cut short their operation to the Kottayam town at Thiruvarppu. The move has affected hundreds of commuters including school students from the low-lying western interiors of the district .Besides the passengers services, these densely intertwined carpets have taken a toll on the tourism industry as well.
