The Friends of Bharatapuzha (FoB), an organisation working towards the conservation of the Bharathapuzha river, has approached the Kerala High Court seeking its intervention for the protection of the river. Several personalities, including technocrat E. Sreedharan, have been involved in the conservation of the river.
Headed by Mr. Sreedharan, the FoB has sought an environmental impact study on the basis of the unscientific constructions in the Bharathapuzha. It has also sought a ‘legal entity’ status for the river considering the similar status accorded to some waterbodies across the globe.
Admitting the case, Justice V.G. Arun quoted a few lines of Edassery’s famous poem on the Bharathapuzha and said that conservation of the river was of utmost significance.
