KOCHI: The rejuvenation work of Mullassery canal started after much argument over the rehabilitation of street vendors in the area and the intervention of the high court. The workers started the work by dismantling the slabs on the canal near KSRTC depot on Saturday. The work, worth Rs 10 crore, will widen and deepen the canal by 4m. Minor irrigation department is doing this work as part of Operation Breakthrough.
The obstruction in water flow leads to waterlogging at KSRTC depot, Karikkamuri Road, MG Road, Kammattipadam and Ernakulam Jn railway station every monsoon. Fire force personnel were then using high powered motors to pump out the water. Waterlogging forced railways to raise the tracks at the station.
