Kerala government’s big desilting push faces scrutiny over Chulliyar project in Palakkad
The Kerala government's initiative to desilt dams is facing scrutiny following allegations of financial and environmental irregularities at the Chulliyar dam project in Palakkad. Critics and NGOs allege that contract extensions and the waiver of geological royalties suggest collusion between officials and private contractors.
As the United Democratic Front (UDF) government in Kerala plans large-scale desilting of dams and other waterbodies to enhance their carrying capacity and reduce flooding, one of the first such projects – the Chulliyar dam desilting project in Palakkad – has come under a cloud over allegations of irregularities in dredging and transportation of sediments, especially sand.
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