Protests at Kothi as Kozhikode Corporation begins work on STP
The HinduA move by the Kozhikode Corporation to construct a compound wall for the proposed sewage treatment plant at Kothi in Kozhikode on Wednesday led to widespread protests and subsequent arrests. Local residents, mostly women, tried to stop Corporation officials and workers as they arrived at the site on Wednesday morning for the construction of the compound wall. The work was undertaken with heavy police security under six Assistant Commissioners as the injunction order issued by the Kerala High Court against construction on the plot had been removed. Several political leaders, including District Congress Committee president K. Praveenkumar and Indian Union Muslim League leaders rushed to the spot and tried to prevail upon officials to stop the work.