THE VIEN OF CALICUT
Conolly Canal is the part of the West coast canal (WCC) network of Kerala and the canal was constructed by combining the rivers and streams along the coast with the intention of creating a vast waterway from Kozhikode to Kochi. It was constructed in the year 1848 under the orders of the collector of Malabar, H.V. Conolly, initially to facilitate movement of goods to Kallayi Port from hinter lands of Malabar through Kuttiyadi and Korapuzha river systems. The Canolly Canal connects various rivers and streams including the Korapuzha river in the north and the Kallai River in the south thus forming part of the line of water communication from Vadakara to Beypore.
Veins are blood vessels that carrying oxygen-depleted blood towards the heart. Just like the veins, Canolly Canal carries oxygen-depleted polluted water due to heavy contamination and lack of good sewage treatment. This Photo documentary shows how the journey of Canolly Canal goes.
Canolly canal leaves the Korapuzha system and enters its man-made urban stretch at Eranhikkal near Elathur, Kozhikode. From there the canal travels next 11.5-km through Kozhikode city till it reaches Kallayi River.
In the beginning sectors people uses the water of the Canolly for all their daily needs and aquaculture except drinking.
In the city Canolly canal travel through areas such as Kunduparamba, Karaparamba, Eranhipalam, Arayidathupalam Junction, Puthiyara, Mooriyad and Mankavu.
Since the Sector 1 of the canal, several encroachment and pollution begins
Most of sewage pipelines in the city are directly heading into Canolly Canal without any water treatment.
Hence these are the results.
There are thousands of people who lives near the shore of the canal. Most of them are depending water authorities for their water needs, because wells are not possible near the canal due to the heavy toxic polluted water and they used to this pollution and extreme conditions.
The canal is initially to facilitate movement of goods to Kallayi Port from hinter lands of Malabar through Kuttiyadi and Korapuzha river systems. Kallayi wood industries owes to the canal a lot.
This man made stretch of canal passes through the city and at Mooriyad the canal meets Kallayi river. All the toxic water then leads to Arabian sea and causing Oceanic pollution.
