Mangalore, December 8: Dakshina Kannada District Congress staged a protest at Jappinamogaru on Wednesday against the controversial waste disposal pipeline assembled by Mangalore Special Economic Zone Nethravati river.
The protesters condemned the district administration for its silence on the ongoing work and demanded to stop it immediately as it is affecting fishery and sand mining.
Addressing the protesters at the riverbank, KPCC secretary Ivan D'Souza expressed his apprehension that, something is 'wrong' with this project.
“The district administration says that it never gave permission to Mangalore SEZ Limited to lay the pipeline. Mangalore City Corporation has no clue on the same. The MCC also wrote a letter to Deputy Commissioner, but the DC has no answer. Forest, Environment and Ecological department too did not give permission. District- in- charge Minister didn't spoke a word on the issue. And the list continues,” he wondered.
Jappinamogaru Corporator Nagendra Kumar too flayed the Deputy Commissioner. Despite knowing the issue, the Deputy Commissioner did not take any action against the project.
“If people take law into their hand, the district administration will have to carry out its responsibility,” he warned.
Meanwhile, Mogaveera community leader Devappa Putran said that this project is going on for the last nine months and there was no one to support the fishermen. He appealed the people not to politicise the issue.
District Youth Congress President Mithun, Corporater Appi and others were present.
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