Flooding in Kerala’s Kuttanad triggers political controversy
Controversy comes to a head on Saturday when a ministerial team comprising Excise Minister and Agriculture Minister visit the flood ravaged region
Kerala's Kuttanad region is grappling with both floodwaters and political controversy over its flood preparedness. While the region continues to face significant damage, with preliminary government assessments putting losses at ₹55.64 crore, a ministerial team visited the affected area to discuss the Thottappally spillway. Critics, including the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Democratic Youth Federation of India, accuse the United Democratic Front government of delaying the removal of waste and debris near the spillway, which they claim is hindering the discharge of floodwaters.
The government, however, maintains that dredging of the spillway has been ongoing since 2018 and that water is now flowing rapidly into the sea.
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