Flooding at Baikampady Industrial Area Affects Entrepreneurs: No Action Taken by Authorities

Unscientifically built downstream drains are causing flooding in the Baikampady Industrial area every year. N. Arun Padiyar, president of Kanara Industries Association said that the unscientific design of downstream drains passing through the APMC yard and BPCL was choking the flow of water, which resulted in the flooding of several units on Monday. At a critical choke point, Hume pipes installed under the road by APMC for water flow have been largely filled with silt. The flooding takes place every year and nothing is being done by the district administration and elected representatives to resolve the issue.

Among the units affected by flooding include Malabar Oxygen, which supplies crucial oxygen to hospitals around the district. Large, micro, small, and medium industries in the area were suffering cumulative losses amounting to crores every year. The rainfall on Monday has resulted in a loss estimated at around ₹2 crore.