Bantwal: Mindless Polluting of Netravati River Worries Users
News & Pics: Mounesh Vishwakarma
Daijiworld Media Network – Bantwal (SP)
Bantwal, Jun 5: Already there have been concerns about the rising pollution levels of the water of Dakshina Kannada district’s lifeline, River Netravati. People wash vehicles, discharge effluents and in other ways, contribute to the pollution levels of the river water.
The latest addition is the discharge of hundreds of dead chicken into the river by miscreants. This was observed at the Netravati River waters near Kanchikarapete here. The fact that the area here reeks, has given an indication that the birds were thrown into the river a couple of days ago, and worms are seen breeding on the decomposed chicken. The people residing in the vicinity of this area have not only been compelled to bear the unbearable stench, but also are facing the prospects of suffering from infectious diseases.
Even in the past, efforts had been made by perverted minds to pollute river water here, and protests had been held by the people and leaders. Carcasses of hundreds of chicken and their decomposed body parts were found floating in the river water near Kootelu Bridge of Kanchikarapete on Friday morning. As this bridge had developed cracks, movement of people and vehicles on it had been banned some time back. The miscreants are found to have crossed over the road block created on way to the bridge, and discharged the dead birds into the water.
River Netravati’s water is being used for drinking purposes by lacs of people including the citizens of Mangalore city. Water polluted in this way can endanger the lives and health of lacs of people. Unless the district administration and local administration, in coordination with the policemen, take urgent steps to find out the culprits and nail them, the miscreants may continue to get emboldened and interfere with the health of the people of the district, without fear of law or respect for moral values.