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Resentment brews over closure of Mattancherry jetty Updated: Updated: Boat services were suspended following the floods of 2018 Share Article AAA The boat jetty at Mattancherry. The SWTD has been citing inadequate depth at the jetty for ferries to safely call at. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Boat services were suspended following the floods of 2018 Resentment is brewing against the State Water Transport Department (SWTD) for not resuming ferry services to Mattancherry. The services were halted in 2018 following the floods. A few thousand commuters from the region, most of whom from economically weaker sections, who relied on ferries to commute to Ernakulam and other places, have to either travel by bus or go all the way to the Customs Jetty in Fort Kochi to board ferries. Bus commuters end up paying over thrice the ferry fare of ₹6 and also spend more than double the time to reach mainland Ernakulam, said Govind Madhav Mallaya of W ....
Number of flood evacuees surges in Terengganu, Kelantan 19 Dec 2020 / 13:01 H. Pix for representational purpose only. KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood evacuees in the east coast of the Peninsula has continued to increase and more relief centres have been opened in several of the flood-hit areas. In Terengganu, the number of victims as at 7am today rose sharply to 4,094 people from 996 families as compared to 972 people from 246 families at 4.30pm yesterday. State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat chief, Lieutenant Colonel (PA) Che Adam A Rahman said following the surge in number of victims, there are now 33 relief shelters as compared to 10, yesterday evening. ....