Summary:
With the local bodies stopping waste collection, heaps of waste have started accumulating on the road side triggering the fear of an epidemic outbreak. Meanwhile, the situation at Tripunithura Municipality has turned worse with the municipality restricting the waste collection to urban areas. We are doing the waste collection with limited staff,” said Chandrika Devi, Tripunithura municipal chairperson. “We asked the health workers to stop plastic waste collection for some days. Meanwhile, the district panchayat has decided to approach the district collector to deal with the issue of clearing the waste dumped in public places..