Prince Charles Backs Kerala River Cleaning Project

Prince Charles Backs Kerala River Cleaning Project

FPJ BureauUpdated: Saturday, June 01, 2019, 03:49 AM IST
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The British Department For International Development-Funded Multi-Million Pound Project Includes Purification Of The Periyar River, Popularly Known As Southern Ganges

London : Prince Charles, Britain’s heir to the throne, has offered support to a British government initiative for a major urban development project in Aluva, the industrial capital of the south Indian state of Kerala.

The British Department for International Development (DFID)-funded multi-million pound project includes the purification of the Periyar river, popularly known as the Southern Ganges, besides waste management and a congestion free road traffic system. The project will be implemented with the support of WS Atkins and INTBAU, Asian Lite newspaper reported, reports IANS.

The new Indian government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning to clean several major rivers in India, including the Ganga and the Yamuna. Most of the Indian rivers are heavily polluted with industrial wastes and fast growing urbanisation is also threatening the very existence of rivers.

 The British prince granted a private meeting to a delegation from Aluva to get an update on the master plan and project development.

The prince visited Aluva and stayed at the historic summer palace of the former Kochi royal family along with the Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla, during his last trip to India in 2014.  The palace is located on the Periyar’s bank.

The delegation included Kerala assembly member Anwar Sadath, Aluva Municipal Chairman M.T. Jacob, Municipal Councillor Jebi Mather Hisham and Cochin Regional Town Planner Pramod Kumar.

The prince received a special message from Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy conveying the gratitude of the state government for his last visit and offer to include Aluva in the DFID’s projects.   Aluva was selected for the DFID’s master plan for sustainable development because of its strategic location and its struggle to cope with the burgeoning urban population.

Aluva is the home of Kochi International Airport, the major airport in Kerala. The DFID projects are getting funds

from the British high commission’s prosperity fund in India.

The Kerala project will get additional funds from the state government and the corporate sector .

 “With the UK-aided project, Aluva will be a role model for sustainable urban development for whole India,” Anwar Sadat, MLA, told Asian Lite newspaper. “The British officials will prepare a master plan which envisages the growth of Aluva in the next 50 years and beyond. Aluva will set an example for whole India for urban development.”

Anasudhin Azeez

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