Summary:
more-inThe State government’s move to establish a waste-to-energy plant in biodiversity-rich Peringamala has run into rough weather with a stiff opposition mounting against the proposed project. The preliminary steps to establish the proposed waste-to-energy plant have sparked protests in the region yet again with an action council being constituted to spearhead the agitation. The unilateral manner in which the project was being allegedly undertaken has irked the local community. The Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation was appointed the nodal agency to undertake the project. “No consultations have been held either with the Peringamala grama panchayat or with any sections of the society prior to identifying the particular land for the project..