5/5 Nivin P. 10 months ago on Google
The
walkway
at
Panampilly
Nagar,
constructed
by
the
Kochi
Metro
Rail
Limited
(KMRL)
in
2018,
was
inaugurated
by
Chief
Minister
Pinarayi
Vijayan.
As
per
a
2017
MoU
involving
KMRL,
GCDA
and
the
corporation,
Kochi
Metro
was
to
maintain
Streetscape
for
five
year.
A
KMRL
official,
however,
says
the
agreement
was
not
ratified.
โThe
corporation
is
yet
to
sign
the
agreement.
Only
than
can
KMRL
take
up
the
maintenance
work
of
the
walkway,โ
the
official
adds.
Apart
from
the
waste,
the
walkway
is
covered
by
overgrown
bushes.
โA
few
joggers
have
spotted
snakes
and
other
venomous
creatures
in
the
bushes,โ
says
a
52-year-old
resident,
requesting
anonymity.
โThe
poorly
maintained
walkway
shows
the
lackadaisical
attitude
of
the
officials.
As
a
resident,
I
have
tried
to
highlight
the
issue
to
the
area
councillor,
who
shrugged
her
shoulders
and
passed
the
buck
to
GCDA
and
KMRL.โ
Calls
to
the
councillor
went
unanswered.
Better
Kochi
Response
Group
president
S
Gopakumar
says
one
cannot
blame
the
authorities
alone.
โKeeping
a
public
place
clean
is
the
responsibility
of
both
the
authorities
in
charge
and
the
general
public,โ
he
stresses.
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