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KWA orders Kochi Pipeline Road encroachments cleared in a week
The Kerala Water Authority has ordered removal of all encroachments along Pipeline Road in Kochi within a week, citing obstruction to pedestrians and motorists. Notices have been issued to encroachers, including those…
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The Kerala Water Authority has ordered removal of all encroachments along Pipeline Road in Kochi within a week, citing obstruction to pedestrians and motorists. Notices have been issued to encroachers, including those placing garden pots on the road. Failure to comply will invite police and court action.
The eviction drive precedes a project to lay pipelines from a 190-mld water treatment plant to the city. The KWA plans to install survey stones on the corridor in coordination with the district administration, said superintending engineer Rathish Kumar S.
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The KWA's deadline sounds firm, but Kochi has seen such notices before, only for evictions to stall. The real test will be whether survey stones are actually laid and police act on non-compliance. One must ask: will the drive target only small vendors and residents, or will it also remove larger commercial structures that narrow the road?
Source: thehindu.com
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