Summary:
‘Karakaviyathe Killiyar’ is the second phase of cleaning the river, one of the major sources of water in the district. Minister Kadakampally Surendran inaugurated the cleaning work at Palam Junction in Vazhayila. Ministers Thomas Isaac, V S Sunil Kumar, Kadannappally Ramachandran and K Raju also took part in the cleaning efforts at various points of the 22-km stretch. Karthika A S, a Class IX student who took part in the cleaning drive, said that it is the responsibility of the public to protect waterbodies. ‘This is the first time that I’m taking part in the cleaning mission..