Pollution at its max in a near by well
We
people of Kureepuzha are legally fighting the illegal and unlawful open dumping
of all sort of waste to the beautiful banks of RAMSOR accredited Ashtamudi
Lakes and thickly populated area.
Here
in Kureepuzha, Waste is dumped on the Banks of the accredited RamSir Site
“Ashtamudi lake”. This is polluting the lake and the protection of the wetlands
is questioned in High court as well as in Human rights commission.
Pollution at its max in the Lake
The
Samara samathi formed here never goes for any publicity. In fact Authorities
have refrained themselves from dumping waste to the said premises since May.
Protestors have always abided by the regulations and order of the Hon. High
Court. The dumping of the waste is stopped as the authorities failed to:
1)
Bring in segregated waste as per court order.
2)
Take in the sentiments of the worshippers, The leachate flows directly to the
temple well and people demanded to stop this
The Last bit of Kandal Forest available near to the dumping site.
The
Kollam corporation with ulterior motive and for corruption ,selected such
a beatuiful place for the proposed garbage plant & dumping yard
.Their selection was absolutly wrong and against all Laws in connection
with Solid Waste Management Rules .In addition to the above they are
deliberately violated the Coastal Zone Regulation Actt, Bio-Diversity Act,
Pollution Controle Act etc.
Coastal
Zone Management Dept issued Notices to the corporation & KSUDP saying that
Not to dumping any waste or construct anything with in hundred meters of the
coastal area as per CRZ Rule. The Notice issued many times and instructed to
remove all the waste already dumped in the CRZ area.
Kerala
Pollution control board specifically stated that corporation authorities
ignoring the pollution control boards directions or succession in the area.
Travancore
Devasom board Commissioner issued notice to the District Collector to stop the
illegal dumping of waste nearby the temple and also instructed to clear dumped
waste from the temple premises.
The
Kollam corporation authorities continued their arrogance in ignoring all such
statutory notices.
The
Affected inhabitance of the area continued agitation and litigation
process against such illegal & unlawful act of the authorities for the last
one and half years .As a result of the above litigation process, the Hon'
ble High court of kerala prima facia observed that the kollam
corporation illegally dumping the waste in the area.
This process affected the life of the inhabitance and also the caused serious
environmental imbalances.
On the basis of the above assessment- on 5th july 2012 , the
Hon'ble High court passed an order for constituting a Judicial commission
headed by District Judge Kollam, Dist. Collector, Central Pollution Dept
Head, kerala state Pollution controle board offcier, Suchitwa Mission ,
Corporation Secretary etc as members to assess the grievances of
the local people and also to check with environmental issue to the
affected ashtamudi lake.The court directed the commission to submit the
report within three months timeframe.
Last
week the samarasamadhi got a big relief, For the petition filed in the Human
Rights commission against the dumping of waste and polluting the river; The
Human Rights commission has advised not to dump waste in the banks of the lake
as the commission found that the dumping of the waste is polluting the lake and
is in the proximity of thickly populated surroundings.
On
contrary to what is happening in Villapila shalla in Trivandrum, for Kureepuzha
in Kollam where the waste dumping yard is present, things are completely
different.
Here
in Kureepuzha the fight is legally and there is less agitation or protests.
People
here hopes that the Dumping yard will be closed down for ever and save the
people,temples,ponds,lakes and churches nearby.
