Paucity of funds and technical hassles are delaying the Mullassery canal restoration work even as the project is delayed by over two years.
Though the authorities had earlier waited for the monsoon showers to be over to resume work, flooding caused by pipe bursts is at present delaying the process. The trenches dug for the construction of the canal are getting flooded by wastewater from pipes laid by the Kerala Water Authority (KWA).
Canal work near Fashion Street and the KSRTC bus station was hit by flooding. Workers are finding it difficult to pump out water and resume work, said K.S. Bijili, the contractor of the Public Works department (PWD), who is executing the work.
