Roadblock over garbage row

December 02, 2011 11:50 am | Updated 11:50 am IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:

near AKG Centre with garbage bags on Thursday in protest against the Corporation’s ‘negligence’ in collecting garbage from their area. Photo: C. Ratheesh Kumar

near AKG Centre with garbage bags on Thursday in protest against the Corporation’s ‘negligence’ in collecting garbage from their area. Photo: C. Ratheesh Kumar

A section of residents of Vivekananda Colony in the city blocked a road near AKG Centre in the city with garbage bags on Thursday to protest against the alleged negligence of city Corporation's Clean Well units in collecting garbage from the colony.

The police, Kannamoola councillor Kumari Padmanabhan, and the Corporation Health Inspector reached the spot following the incident which led to slight tension in the area.

According to Ms. Padmanabhan, Kudumbasree activists of Clean Well units had stopped collecting garbage from the colony after some residents stopped paying their monthly fee.

“The residents then began dumping garbage in a vacant land near the colony, which has now become a punishable offence with the High Court order.

The residents protested because they did not know what to do with the garbage in the changed circumstances. We solved the issue. The Clean Well units will continue to collect garbage from the colony,” she said.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.