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In Kerala, 700 People Worked 70 Days to Revive a River Considered ‘Dead’ for over a Decade!
The operation, involved 700 labourers including men and women from Budhanoor panchayat, who were employed for the task under the MGNREGA scheme.
Did you think it was possible to bring back a river declared ‘dead’ for almost ten years?
Well, a gram panchayat in Kerala has just achieved the feat of resuscitating a dead river, back into full flow!
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Kuttemperoor river, after being subjected to years of severe pollution and illegal sand mining, had almost vanished into obscurity until last year, when an initiative vehemently led by the Budhanoor gram panchayat in Alappuzha district did the unimaginable!
The river, which is a tributary for both Pamba and Achankovil rivers, was once known to be close to 12km in length and almost 100m in width, and had been the source of drinking water for the residents of Budhanoor. Apart from providing irrigation for acres of paddy fields, the river had also been a route that was used by local traders for transporting their goods.
Interestingly, the river has donned the savior role many times during the monsoons when Pamba and Achankovil rivers overflowed, by taking in the excess water and thus thwarting floods at different places.
“The plan for the river resuscitation had been going on for many years but nothing was solidifying into a real plan of action. It was only in November last year that the river cleaning drive materialized into reality,” says Reshmi Priya, who is the head clerk at Budhanoor panchayat office.
Citing Vishwambhara Panicker, the panchayat president, as being the driving force behind the initiative, Reshmi also mentioned that the state of the river before its restoration was one of beyond pity. Boats got stuck thanks to excessive weeds that grew out of pollutants, and it had reportedly gotten so bad that once, firefighters had to be called in to rescue the travellers out of the river.
The operation involved 700 labourers, including men and women from all the 14 wards under the Budhanoor panchayat, who were employed for the task under the MGNREGA scheme. And over a period of 70 days, these workers put their heart and soul to save the river.
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