Nellai: 480 tons.. 30 trucks.. Medical waste sent back to Kerala!
The kerala state waste that was illegally dumped at 6 places in tirunelveli district has been sent back to kerala in a total of 30 trucks, 18 the day before yesterday and 12 yesterday; the Nellai district administration has explained that the places where the waste was dumped have been sprayed with disinfectant and full sanitation work has been carried out. A total of 480 tons of medical waste has been removed in tirunelveli district and taken back to Kerala.
The kerala state government has been using Suttamalli, Kodaganallur, Pazhavur, Kondanagaram, etc. near Tirunelveli in tamil Nadu as a garbage dump to dump the state's medical waste. It was a big shock that food, medical, and plastic waste from Kerala was dumped in these areas.
Based on the complaints filed in this regard, the Suttamalli police had registered a case. In this case, 5 middlemen who made arrangements to use places in tamil Nadu as garbage dumps were arrested. In addition, a complaint was filed with the National Green Tribunal on behalf of the tirunelveli district administration.
The National Green Tribunal also ordered the kerala government to immediately remove the medical waste dumped in tamil Nadu and take it to their state. Based on this order, a team of kerala state officials camped in Tirunelveli. The kerala officials loaded all the waste dumped in the tirunelveli area the day before yesterday and yesterday in a total of 30 trucks and went to Kerala.
A total of 480 tons of medical waste had been dumped in kerala in the tirunelveli area. The tirunelveli district administration has stated that all this has been removed and the area has been disinfected and cleane Meanwhile, the kerala high court strongly condemned the dumping of kerala medical waste in tamil Nadu. The state high court also strongly criticized the kerala government for not having a proper plan to dispose of the medical waste.
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