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TRAC calls for steps to check pollution in Karamana river

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RESIDENTS’ WOES: A dharna organised by the Thiruvananthapuram Residents Apex Council before the headquarters of the Travancore Devaswom Board in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday demanding steps to check the pollution of the Karamana river at Thiruvallam.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Trivandrum Residents Apex Council (TRAC) staged a dharna in front of the headquarters of the Travancore Devaswom Board here on Friday demanding immediate steps to check the pollution of the Karamana river near the Parasurama temple at Thiruvallam.

Presiding over the dharna, Thiruvallam Residents Association president Achuthan Nair said pilgrims were exposed to the health hazards caused by heavy pollution of the river waters.

Participants in the dharna held aloft bottles containing polluted water collected from the river.

Inaugurating the dharna, TRAC president Amaravila Ramakrishnan Nair said the council had submitted a memorandum to the Devaswom Minister and the Board Commissioner calling for steps to control the pollution. “Though the TDB had installed three plastic taps at the ghat before the temple for the convenience of pilgrims, they have run dry”, he said.

TRAC working president K.A. Pillai stressed the need for a coordinated approach involving the City Corporation, panchayat and the Departments of Water Resources and Tourism to resolve the pollution problem. He said the Devaswom Board could take the initiative for a restoration project and provide financial assistance for the scheme. He observed that that the project would succeed only with public participation.

Mr. Pillai also pointed out that the restoration of the river would help to promote tourism.

TRAC organising secretary Kattakada Ramachandran and leaders Nedumangad Sasidharan Nair and Sreekumar also spoke.

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