Mangaluru, Dec 3: The bandh called by local activists as part of their protest against Phase III of the coke and sulphur plants at Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemical Limited evoked a good response on Wednesday at Jokatte village on the outskirts of the city.
A large number of residents closed their shops near Jokatte railway station in the morning and took out a rally raising slogan against MRPL plants for causing air, water and noise pollution in the region.
Addressing the agitators, Muneer Katipalla, State president of the Democratic Youth Federation of India, said that the government has been ignoring the complaints of the local residents of Jokatte.
“The district administration and the State government have ignored our pleas and complaints so far. The residents have no choice but to protest,” he said warning to intensify the protest if the administration continued to ignore.
However the strike was called off afternoon after Jokatte Nagarika Horata Samiti activists was assured by the Jokatte Gram Panchayat that a meeting between the residents, the district administration and the refinery officials will be held on Sunday at 10 am.
Since the plant started operations earlier this year, the petrochemical company has maintained that the pollution levels were “well-within limits” and were being continuously monitored.
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