Pipeline burst in Thiruvananthapuram: Corporation removing large quantities of mud from affected places
The Hindu
A group of 35 sanitation workers, along with volunteers from youth groups, started the clean-up work around 7 a.m. on Friday
The city Corporation’s health wing on Friday began the process of removing large quantities of mud that had accumulated in houses and on roads at Kanaka Nagar area in Vellayambalam following a rupture of the main water supply pipeline on Thursday.
A group of 35 sanitation workers, along with volunteers from youth groups, started the clean-up work around 7 a.m.
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