Dumping of garbage along Cauvery river bank in Namakkal continues
The Hindu
Dumping of household and industrial waste on the Cauvery River bank at Kokkarayanpettai in Tiruchengodu taluk and setting it on fire continues to be a perennial problem that causes air and water pollu
Dumping of household and industrial waste on the Cauvery River bank at Kokkarayanpettai in Tiruchengodu taluk and setting it on fire continues to be a perennial problem that causes air and water pollution.
As per Census 2011, there are 1,715 houses in Kokkarayanpettai with a population of over 6,500. In the absence of proper solid waste management, waste collected from houses by the conservancy workers are taken in pushcarts and dumped along the river. “Dumping of waste has been continuing for many years now”, said a motorist who pointed out that burning of garbage, that mostly comprise plastic, causes air pollution. Also, commercial establishments and poultry shops located at Four Roads Junction, dump the waste on the river bank regularly.
With the clock ticking down to the Lok Sabha election counting day on Tuesday, opposing fronts are perceptibly edgy and poised to continue the rancorous skirmishing that marked the campaign season in Kerala. The United Democratic Front, led by the Congress, is seemingly basking in the “interim victory” granted by various exit polls. The UDF discerns that its poll strategy of turning the polls foremostly into a damning referendum on the Left Democratic Front government’s perceived failures rather than BJP’s “divisive politics” at the national level stood a fighting chance of paying off.