The inordinate delay in reconstructing Trikkunnapuzha navigation lock is hampering the smooth movement of barges and other bulk-cargo vessels through the Kollam-Kottappuram national waterway-3 which was inaugurated 15 years ago. Official sources attributed the inordinate delay in operationalising NW-3 to the Irrigation department seeking extension of time till December-end to reconstruct the Trikkunnapuzha lock. “Hurdles associated with the widening and …
