Mundamveli residents lay day-long siege to GCDA office
Residents of the P&T Apartment Complex in Mundamveli protested outside the GCDA office due to ongoing issues with apartment leakage and safety concerns related to nearby high tension power lines. The protest involved around 80 residents, who demanded action after a report confirmed violations of safety distance norms. Kochi MLA Mohammed Shiyas promised to advocate for a probe into the construction's alleged corruption and ensure the apartments' safety.
- ▪Residents have faced persistent leakage issues in their apartments for over two years.
- ▪The protest was prompted by concerns over the safety distance from a nearby 110 kV extra high tension line.
- ▪Kochi MLA Mohammed Shiyas pledged to petition for a Vigilance probe into the alleged corruption behind the construction.
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After more than two years of arduous living marred by persistent leakage in their apartments, residents of P&T Apartment Complex at Mundamveli on Tuesday (May 26) laid a day-long siege to the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) headquarters at Kadavanthra here, raising fresh concerns over the alleged violation of mandatory distance norms separating the 110 kV extra high tension (EHT) line passing through their neighbourhood from the twin towers.A group of nearly 80 residents, including women and children, staged the protest outside the GCDA office, shouting slogans against endangering their lives and properties by constructing apartments allegedly in disregard of provisions governing EHT electric lines.
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