We'll dump garbage at CM's house, say Mandur residents

BANGALORE: 'If you continue to dump garbage here on February 1, it'll be carried to the doorsteps of chief minister Jagadish Shettar and deputy CM R Ashoka.' That's the warning of Mandur villagers to BBMP and the state government here on Tuesday.
Rakesh Gowda, gram panchayt member, told TOI villagers would not tolerate the stench any more. BBMP, which can't manage waste in its jurisdiction, is sending truck loads of garbage to our village under police security.Many of our villagers are facing harassment in the police station," he said.
'Dumping Saaku'
Members of the Lokayukta party which includes urban experts like Ashwin Mahesh and solid waste management activists like Dr Meenakshi Bharat, NS Ramakanth and over 200 techies will go on a protest march from Mandur to Bangalore on December 22.
Upset with the way the state government and the BBMP is tackling solid waste and burdening villagers with 200 truck loads of garbage every day, the party is undertaking this protest.
"The village panchayat is an elected body. The government is dominating the local self-government of the village. The city's waste must be treated within the city and not sent anywhere else. We're protest against this," said Srinivas Alavalli, a techie and convener of the party.