Dying, Konothupuzha river waits for revival

Dying, Konothupuzha river waits for revival-The Hindu

• River Konothupzha was once a major waterway connecting Thripunithura in Ernakulam and Vaikom in Kottayam.
• Today the river is been reduced to a trickle with thick overgrowth and width reduced to 10-13 meters.
• Haphazard developments and rampant encroachments have choked the waterway.
• The river is now on the brink of death.
• Rs 8 crore is required to do basic maintenance work.
• Paddy fields along  the side have been lost.
• The river ecology is almost dead.
• The lack of maintenance for decades has resulted in wild growth of grass and aquatic plants.
• The stagnant water,where mosquitoes breed has also given rise to number of health hazards.
• The river is under threat of becoming extinct.