Bund breaches, Kuttanad situation turns grim

Alappuzha: Bund breach once again has made the life of Kanakassery settlement miserable. The bund, which covers three Padashekharams including Valiyakari, Meenapally and Kanakkassery spans over 750 acres, was on the brink for the last couple of days since the water level went up in Pampa river. It breached Saturday midnight, submerging 750 acres of crops and all homes and displacing some 600 residents to relief camps. The breach of Kanakkassery bund, one of the vulnerable places in the low-lying Kainakary Panchayat, had driven people to same plight last year as well and they were still struggling to come to terms with it. Meanwhile, district collector Dr Adeela Abdulla visited the place and ensured immediate evacuation of residents from the marooned area.