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According to a draft report of the corporation, the damage has now been estimated at Rs. 61 crore. However, after the final assessment, the amount could go up. The on-going assessment would be completed within the next three days.
The corporation has sent a proposal to the Deputy Commissioner to sanction Rs. 11 crore as compensation for victims who lost their homes and whose property was damaged by the rains. During the meeting, several councillors expressed concern over the encroachment of the major storm-water drains in the city.
The width of the major storm drain in Kannur has now shrunk from 100ft to 30 ft due to encroachment, pointed otu Sudhir Shetty Kannur, a councillor. The major storm drain in Kulur has been encroached upon and that an engineering college at Kulur has encroached upon the major storm drain, said councillors Dayananda Shetty and Harish Shetty.
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A meeting would be called within a fortnight for officials of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the MUDA, the corporation and others concerned to discuss issues related to drains along the highways within the jurisdiction of the corporation, informed the mayor.