Kudlur industrial area has become a garbage dump

Kanive, Feb. 6: The Kudlur industrial area of ​​Kushalnagar taluk, which is the main and only industrial area of ​​Kodagu district, has become a garbage dump.

The banks of the Cauvery river in the industrial area are filled with waste materials and useless soil, swallowing the beautiful environment of the river and creating a garbage dump so high that the river itself is not visible. The entire industrial area, which is spread over an area of ​​400 acres, is covered with waste materials, useless soil, useless equipment from houses and industries have been brought in lorries and tractors and dumped. Due to this, the industrial area is looking like a garbage dump.

Gram Panchayat - Industries Department Apathy

Neither the Kudumangalur Gram Panchayat administration nor the District Industries Department officials concerned with the industrial area have paid any attention to it, so there is no one to listen to the cries and complaints of the industrialists here. Cleanliness is missing on every side of the roads in the industrial area.

Garbage piles in the drains

Weeds have grown up, preventing rainwater and industrial waste water from flowing into the drains.

Industrial area in darkness

The street lights in the industrial area are out of order, and darkness has enveloped the industrial area. As a result, the poor pedestrian workers who work in industrial units during the night shift are suffering.

More than sixty industries, including coffee processing plants, welding shops, petrol stations, brick manufacturing plants, large vehicle repair plants, hotels, and bakery products manufacturing plants, are operating here.

Tax collection from both

Despite not providing basic amenities, the local gram panchayat and the industries department are collecting crores of rupees in annual tax from the industries here, and when we request them to provide basic amenities, we do not get any response from anyone, say the owners of coffee processing units.

Cauvery river polluted

Despite the fact that waste and polluted water flowing directly from industrial areas are entering the Cauvery river, no department has taken any action in this regard.

The chemically polluted water here is flowing directly into the river, which is a threat to the lives of aquatic animals in the river. Similarly, the residents of the downstream of the river have complained that it is also having fatal effects on the health of people drinking the river water.

Road to public cemetery blocked

The road to the public cemetery, which was built in 2017-18 for the residents of Kudlur village on the banks of the Cauvery river in the industrial area, has been blocked by piles of stones and dirt here. Also, the river path here, where the laborers of the industrial area used to go for a bath, is also blocked by bushes and piles of waste.

The Industrial Department officials should immediately inspect the site. They should listen to the problems of the entrepreneurs and try to solve them. The entrepreneurs here are requesting that MLA Dr. Mantar Gowda hold a meeting of officials in the industrial estate and provide solutions to the problems of the entrepreneurs. Special Report: K.S. Murthy

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