Newly-developed areas worst hit in flood in Kanniyakumari
The Hindu
People from the affected areas have been shifted to safe places.
Newly developed areas in Kanniyakumari district have been severely affected by the heavy rain and they are marooned in water.
Water has entered places such as Nangai Nagar, Nanjil Nagar, Azad Nagar in around Nagercoil town as they have been constructed on wetlands, particularly paddy fields. Most of the new settlements are on banks of canals, rivers and other water bodies.
“The government should take a policy decision that it will not allow constructions on paddy fields. Neighboring Kerala has already enacted a law and we need a similar legislation. District collector’s notification is not enought,” said former Minister N. Suresh Rajan, who visited the affected areas.
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