KOCHI: Periyar, the perennial river, is facing obstructions at 621 locations in Ernakulam district alone. The obstructions are in the form of silt and waste accumulated naturally and those that are manmade. Of these, 404 locations are in tributaries and the rest in river.
The locations in tributaries like canals and streams leading to the river and along the river have been identified in a report prepared by the minor irrigation department was submitted to the state government on Monday.
