‘System has failed us’: Kerala's Eloor residents left gasping for solution to pollution
3 weeks, 4 days ago

‘System has failed us’: Kerala's Eloor residents left gasping for solution to pollution

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: As soon as we crossed the regulator-cum-bridge on the Eloor-Edayar stretch of the Periyar on a humid evening, a pungent odour that hung thick in the air hit us hard. However, this sorry state is nothing new for residents of Eloor industrial area, who, for several days now, have been protesting against local authorities and the state Pollution Control Board. Those especially in areas such as Pathalam, Eloor East, Mepirikunnu, and Ilanjikkal—the four wards of Eloor municipality—have been the worst hit by air and water pollution. As the system has failed us, we have decided to raise our voices,” says a visibly exhausted Shabeer O V, a Pathalam native and representative of Jana Jagratha Samithi in Eloor. After the demand to tackle the issues was raised from various corners, the PCB directed officials to monitor factory emissions in the area.

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