UDF, LDF spar over adequacy of pre-monsoon works as monsoon rains flood Kochi

Key points

• The incessant rain, marking the onset of the monsoon, that left several parts of Kochi city waterlogged, has sparking a tug of war between the United Democratic Front-governed Kochi Corporation and the opposition Left Democratic Front over the effectiveness of pre-monsoon works.
• Waterlogging was reported near the South railway station, KSRTC bus stand, Kalathiparambu Road, Vivekananda Road, Ravipuram, K.S.N.
• Menon Road, Kaloor, Pulleppady, and Ernakulam North, among other areas.
• Palluruthy and Edakochi too were affected.
• Works Standing Committee chairperson T.K.