Pre-monsoon works spared city of major waterlogging: Kochi Mayor

Key points

• Pre-monsoon works are being implemented effectively, and the fact that areas in the city that were previously hit by acute and persistent waterlogging were spared this time is proof of that, claimed Mayor V.K.
• Speaking to the media here on Friday (June 5, 2026), she said that despite the incessant rain, there had been no flooding, unlike in the past when it had even disrupted traffic.
• This, she said, was the result of the pre-monsoon works carried out by the Corporation over the past three months.
• Locations in the city known for frequent waterlogging, including Madhava Pharmacy Junction, M.G.
• Road, KPCC Junction, Ravipuram, Ernakulam South railway station, S.A.