Tonnes of animal waste dumped into rivulet near Farangipet
The Hindu
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Farangipet located between Mangaluru and BC Road on National Highway 75 once infamous for stench emanating from fish stalls located on the highway continues to remain infamous even after these stalls have been shifted. Even before entering Farangipet, just after one crosses Arkula Junction, one would be welcomed by a reeking rivulet filled to its brim with animal waste. Over the years, meat merchants of Farangipet and adjoining areas have made this rivulet joining the Netravathi a little ahead, a dumping yard for animal waste. Although stench from the fish stalls in Farangipet town has considerably reduced after they were relocated a little ahead on the flanks of National Highway 75 because of enhanced hygiene, dumping of animal waste continues to haunt the region. The stalls were shifted after the Railways reclaimed its land on which they were located a couple of years ago.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.