Congress legislators and the State government are sparring over the proposed 45-MLD water supply project of the Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra) at Kakkanad, even as the work for the project is all set to begin on Monday.
Declaring their opposition towards the project, Hibi Eden, MP, and Congress MLAs T.J. Vinod, Anwar Sadath and Uma Thomas said the party would oppose the project, which according to them, was designed to support the industrial mafia in the district. They accused Industries Minister P. Rajeeve of facilitating the industrial mafia at the expense of the people of Kochi.
The government and Mr. Rajeeve were neglecting the drinking water needs of the district, which is experiencing unprecedented water scarcity. The government should accord priority to addressing the drinking water needs of the people of the district rather than ensuring water supply to the industrial mafia, they alleged at a press conference on Sunday.
