Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad asks State government to stop dredging at Thottappally pozhi
The Hindu
KSSP district president V.N. Jayachandran observes that there is no flood threat at present and the process should be halted. Local residents are concerned about the sand removal
The Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP) has urged the government to immediately stop the ongoing dredging activities at Thottappally pozhi and transportation of mineral-rich sand from there.
In a statement here on Tuesday, KSSP district president V.N. Jayachandran observed that there was no flood threat at present and the process should be halted. Local residents were concerned about the sand removal.
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