KOCHI: District Collector G Priyanka on Saturday directed that construction debris, including soil, piled up in areas where national highway construction is in progress in Paravoor constituency, should be removed immediately. She was speaking at the District Development Committee meeting held on Saturday.
The development came after Chief Minister V D Satheesan’s representative raised the issue at the meeting. The representative also informed that the chief minister had sought a response to the issues raised in the meeting within 10 days.
Meanwhile, legislator Shibu Thekkumpuram, also part of the meeting, raised the matter of wildlife disturbance in the Kothamangalam region. He highlighted the elephant attacks in Kottappady.
Shibu said he is expected to hold discussions on the issue with Minister for Forests and Wildlife Protection Shibu Baby John on June 8.
The maintenance of solar-powered hanging fences installed in various panchayats in Kothamangalam constituency will also be discussed in the meeting, he said.
The representatives of Minister for Fisheries V E Abdul Gafoor raised the shortage of drinking water in Karumalloor, Kunnukara, and Alangad panchayats. They demanded an urgent solution to the issue.