I used to take pride in being a Keralite. We were known for
our cleanliness. During our travel from Lucknow to Kerala, when
the train passed through my home state in the early morning, I used to show
proudly to my husband the scene of ladies brooming the front yard of houses. It
was the habit of many people to clean their houses, inside and outside, take
bath and then enter the kitchen.
A normal scene in Kerala tody is uncollected garbage- pileup
and stinking waste across both sides of national highways. Its rivers, tiny
water canals and all other natural beauty, foundation of its growing tourism
industry are getting affected as lack of waste management system in the State is
causing havoc to normal public life.
The common man brings the house hold waste and dumps it on
road side. The corporation workers also dump waste on the road side and set
fire to it. There are all sorts of things in the waste, including plastic, so
the fumes are dangerous, affecting children more than the adults.
It is sad to see that there is a
lack of proper Waste Management system in place in a state with 100% literacy. In
several places locals are up in arm against prevalent practice of dumping and
landfill Contractors who transport garbage to dump in the interior village
dumping sites or near forests or water bodies often face severe resistance from
locals and environmental activists.
Unofficial estimates indicate that Kerala generates 6000 ton
of waste every day. However, local issues and sentiments have prevented even
the collection of solid waste. The end result is that the stunning Kerala
landscape has been converted into a stinking, garbage strewn one.
Ref:
Watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxvZX2JHDos
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