Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Hindu
The Hindu
National
The Hindu Bureau

Steps on to plug bund breach at Kainakary

Steps have been initiated to plug a breach on the outer bund of the 250-acre Cherukayal paddy polder at Kainakary in Kuttanad. The breach on Saturday night destroyed one house and inundated several houses in the area. It also submerged standing crops and flooded the nearby 484-acre Aarupanku paddy polder. Local residents were shifted to a relief camp opened at St. Mary’s school, Kainakary.

Thomas K. Thomas, MLA, who visited the paddy polder on Monday, said that immediate measures would be taken to plug the breach and restore normalcy. He said that floodwaters had entered more than 250 houses. The Agriculture department issues necessary directions to the paddy polder committee on plugging the breach. The work would be completed in a timebound manner, said Mr. Thomas.

The MLA said that Gopikuttan whose house was destroyed in gushing waters would be provided temporary shelter. District Collector Haritha V. Kumar who visited Cherukayal to take stock of the situation said the district administration would make necessary interventions at the government level to provide land and house to Gopikuttan. Ms. Kumar also visited the relief camp.

Meanwhile, the flood situation improved further at upper Kuttanad and Kuttanad on the day. However, several low-lying areas continued to remain waterlogged.

The District Collector has declared a holiday for all educational institutions, including professional colleges and anganwadis, in Kuttanad taluk on Tuesday. A holiday has also been declared for educational institutions in other parts of the district where relief camps have been opened. However, examinations will be held as per schedule.

Kainakary grama panchayat president M.C. Prasad, Deputy Collector (Disaster Management) Asha C. Abraham, Kuttanad tahsildar S. Anvar, Agriculture department officials and others accompanied the MLA and the Collector during their visits.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.