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Nature walk to bring Chalipuzha into focus

Nature walk to bring Chalipuzha into focus Updated: Updated: Threat to river due to disaster management activities to be highlighted Share Article Threat to river due to disaster management activities to be highlighted The Kerala Nadi Samrakshana Samiti (All Kerala River Protection Committee) is organising a nature walk along Chalipuzha in the district on January 30 to “highlight the threat faced by the river owing to disaster management activities.” It was barely a week ago that members of the Samiti paid a visit to Kodenchery where people from three wards along the the river had protested against the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) for converting the river into a canal by demolishing boulders and levelling the bottom of the river. The action was reportedly taken by the DDMA to avert disasters like the floods of 2018 and 2019, when huge boulders and trees were washed away, causing a ‘dam effect’ around an irrigation bund on the river, thus flooding the n

Locals up in arms against DDMA removing boulders from Chalippuzha

Locals up in arms against DDMA removing boulders from Chalippuzha Updated: Updated: They allege that it will destroy natural flow of river and its biodiversity Share Article They allege that it will destroy natural flow of river and its biodiversity The Chalippuzha has been hosting the international kayaking championship in Kozhikode for five years. The river was chosen for the purpose, from among the rivers in the State, for its treacherous rapids. However, with the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) demolishing boulders and levelling the river, it is highly unlikely that the Chalippuzha will ever host the championship again. The people in three wards of the Kodenchery grama panchayat have turned against the DDMA for destroying the natural flow of the river and its biodiversity. The DDMA started trenching the river and removing the boulders as a precaution against flooding. The boulders and trees that were washed away by the river during the floods in 2018 and

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