Summary:
These trucks from Kerala dump waste even on agricultural land and escape.“Jaggery units use waste material which includes slippers, bags, plastics and others as fuel. The trucks transport vegetables from Mysuru to Kerala and while returning, they bring waste. Due to shortage of firewood, most jaggery production units in Mysuru and Mandya use waste material procured illegally from neighbouring Kerala to boil sugarcane juice in vessels.This came to light when Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) authorities along with police conducted raids on several jaggery production units (alemane) in Mysuru and Mandya based on complaints by villagers.The authorities, who followed waste-laden trucks from Kerala plying in small villages of Mysuru and Mandya districts, found that the waste was dumped at jaggery units. “The superintendent of police has issued a circular to stop and seize all Kerala vehicles which carry waste. Every day, around 10 trucks from Kerala come to the unit which is run illegally..