Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has said the heavy flooding caused by the recent rain spell has raised questions about Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s much-hyped “Room for the River” flood-mitigation project.
Mr. Satheesan said Mr. Vijayan had visited the Netherlands at taxpayers’ expense to study flood-alleviation measures.
However, his “foreign junket” yielded no tangible benefit for the State. Flooded homes, waxing rivers overflowing their banks, inundated paddies, displaced families, lost homes, and livestock continued to characterise rainy seasons in Kerala.
