Kochi: Following criticism from the High Court regarding waterlogging in Kochi caused by garbage dumping, Mayor M Anilkumar shed light on the troubling issue. Through a Facebook post accompanied by a video, he revealed the presence of two sacks filled with garbage and a large chunk of a tree trunk dumped into a crucial water passage along the Edappally Raghavan Pillai road.

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The video shared by the Mayor depicted the removal of the garbage from the site.

According to the Mayor's Facebook update, the area from Thadippalam past Popular Automobiles to Edappally Changampuzha Park has long suffered waterlogging issues during heavy rainfall. This persisting problem is due to the slow flow of water from the road to the Changadam Pokku canal.

Recent heavy rains has worsened the situation, revealing a disturbing finding. Two sacks full of garbage were found deliberately obstructing the part where the Edappally Raghavan Pillai road meets the stream. Other garbage also cluttered the area, alongside a tree that looked like it was discarded into the water passage. Once the tree trunk was removed, the waterlogging issue was reduced to a large extent. This is what the High Court mentioned yesterday.

Mayor Anilkumar also condemned such actions as social evils, emphasizing the importance of raising awareness among city residents. The video was shared to expose the deliberate blockage of water flow into crucial water bodies, perpetrated by persons in a discreet manner, he wrote.