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By Express News ServiceKOCHI: District Collector S Suhas on Sunday ordered a probe into the allegations behind the construction of a new bund on the Periyar valley canal at Bhoothathankettu here. The order came in the wake of media reports that some private tour operators were lobbying for the construction of the bund. Officials of the Forest department, which has been asked to carry out the inquiry, said they had already taken note of the violation and a case had been registered. The bund is being constructed across the Periyar valley canal connecting the forest and the mainland. “The bund is being constructed at the catchment area of the Periyar valley irrigation project..