Confusion on drain near Parade Ground sorted out, says CSML

Officials, division councillors, and residents in the area visit site

The confusion over drainage construction works near the Parade Ground in Fort Kochi has been sorted out following a site inspection on Thursday by division councillors, officials of the Cochin Smart Mission Limited (CSML) and Kerala Water Authority (KWA), and people of the locality. “The ground already has drains on three sides. A pair of new drains (of which a section of people had objected to the one bordering the ground) are inevitable on the other side which has a wide road, since residents associations submitted complaints to us about waterlogging. This necessitated a crossing to link the side drain which had to be ended near a tree, in order to prevent axing of the over a century-old tree,” said sources in CSML which is building the drains. “The drain has sufficient gradient and is linked with the main canal which lets out excess water into the sea. It will not cause waterlogging in the road or the ground,” they added, referring to concerns about the historic ground getting inundated due to the construction.