Kozhikode, Jan. 15 -- Ahead of the ' Kumbh Mela' festival in Kerala's Malappuram, on the banks of the Bharathapuzha river, the Thirunavaya village officer has issued a stop memo for the construction works on the Bharathapuzha river.
The village officer's stop memo has triggered a controversy ahead of the proposed 'Kumbh Mela' on the banks of the Bharathapuzha, to be started next week.
Despite the stop memo, the organisers asserted that the event will go ahead as scheduled.
The Revenue Department issued orders halting the construction work on Tuesday, when the organisers started building a temporary bridge across the Bharathapuzha river.
According to the stop memo, no permission had been obtained for the construction activities on the ri...