Waste plant protesters demand meeting with CM
The Hindu
Communities living around the MSGP waste processing plant at Chigaranahalli on the city’s outskirts have found support, even as the impasse between them and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBM
Communities living around the MSGP waste processing plant at Chigaranahalli on the city’s outskirts have found support, even as the impasse between them and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) continues.
Govindaraj from Doddabelavangala said that on Wednesday, former Koratagere MLA P.R. Sudhakara Lal met with the protesting community members and expressed solidarity.
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.