The Hindu 13.10.2010
Lalur: protesters block vehicles carrying waste
Special Correspondent
| ‘A large amount of non-segregated waste being dumped' |
Thrissur: Four members of the Lalur Malineekarana Virudha Samara Samithi blocked four vehicles transporting waste from the garbage treatment plant at Lalur to the trenching ground.
Samithi vice-chairman Raghunath Kazhungil, executive committee members K.K. Santhakumari, K.U. Prabhakaran and member Sunil Lalur blocked the vehicles alleging that a large amount of non-segregated waste was being dumped at the treatment plant causing health problems to the residents in the locality.
Samithi chairman T.K. Vasu was not present at the protest.
Lalur Model Project for Solid Waste Management (LAMPS) Jagratha Samithi and the State Human Rights Protection Council had on Monday protested against the tardy progress in the execution of the project.
According to the Corporation Secretary, the State Election Commission had asked the Collector to postpone work related to LAMPS to avert violation of the model code of conduct.
Collector A.T. James on Tuesday held talks with representatives of the LAMPS Jagratha Samithi.
“We maintain that execution of LAMPS, launched on September 4, does not constitute violation of the model code of conduct. The District Collector directed us to submit a note that voices our concerns. He promised to forward it to the State Election Commission,” said Mr. T.K. Vasu.
