Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Jun 1: Frustrated by the attitude of the people's representative and officials, a villager registered his protest in a unique way by dumping waste that had accumulated in front of his house, in front of gram panchayat office.

This incident happened at Talapady village on Wednesday May 31. The work of clearing the storm drains of filth had been undertaken at K C Road Talapady a few days back. The dirt so removed had been heaped in front of the house of Abbas, a social worker. Seeing this dump, other villagers had started to throw garbage over it, which had given rise to the fear of spread of infectious diseases.

Abbas says that when he complained to local panchayat member, he asked to show the spot where the waste can be dumped. As most of the houses around his house are built in five and three cent plots, Abbas could not find s suitable spot for the waste. He complained to panchayat on Saturday. Although the officials promised to visit the spot on Monday, no one came. Abbas therefore, decided to shift the dump the heap of waste standing in front of his house to in front of the panchayat office.He also notified the police about his plan in advance. On Wednesday morning, he poured the waste in front of panchayat office.