Road caves in as 4m-deep sinkhole develops in canal

KOCHI: The residents of Mudakuzha in Perumbavoor spent a sleepless night after a sinkhole developed in the Kuttiyeli canal and later extended to the adjacent Parapanamkuzhi Bund Road on Tuesday night. The canal is a part of the Periyar Valley Irrigation Project (PVIP). A sinkhole is appearing in this particular stretch for the second time.“The sinkhole that has developed on the road is around four-metre-deep,” said Sivan, a resident. According to him, the residents nearby noted that something was wrong after water started pouring into the paddy fields. “This was around 8pm on Tuesday.