By Sachin Jose
KOTTAYAM: The municipality is indifferent despite receiving complaints on toilet waste being frequently dumped into the sewage on Kurian Uthup Road here at Nagampadom.
Shopkeeper Shameer Nizam, who resides nearby, said, "The waste is being brought in a Tata 407 water-truck daily between 3am and 5am and dumped into the sewage near the Municipal Park."
Shahan Ali, an employee in the same shop, said they had complained to the municipality, but in vain. "And recently, we had tried to catch them by ourselves, but they drove off and dumped the waste by the transformer (which is 500 metre away from the sewage)."
Also, KSEB Assistant Executive Engineer James George said they could not repair the transformer as waste was dumped around it. "I have complained to several officials including the municipal chairman, but they have not responded yet."
However, Municipal Chairman MP Santhosh Kumar confirmed that he received complaints from KSEB as well as local people.
"Though we send someone to check the dumping, we can't take any action by ourselves," Mr Kumar clarified. "Also, we don't know who the culprits are." He said that he had discussed the matter with the police and will take action soon.
In contradiction, Kottayam East Sub-Inspector KP Thomson said he was neither aware of this incident nor did the municipality discuss it with him. "But, we will deploy our personnel and catch the culprits as soon as possible," he added.
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