Malayali among four booked for biomedical waste dumping in Tirunelveli
Earlier, the Tamil Nadu police had seized the truck, owned by a Salem native, that was used to transport the waste.
Earlier, the Tamil Nadu police had seized the truck, owned by a Salem native, that was used to transport the waste.
Earlier, the Tamil Nadu police had seized the truck, owned by a Salem native, that was used to transport the waste.
The Suthamalli police in Tamil Nadu have arrested two more individuals, including a Malayali, in connection with the illegal dumping of biomedical and other waste from Kerala in Tirunelveli. The arrested are Nidhin George from Kannur, who reportedly works as a private waste management company supervisor, and Chelldurai, a truck driver.
Earlier, the Tamil Nadu police seized the truck, owned by a Salem native, that was used to transport the waste, based on evidence from CCTV footage. This follows the arrests of two individuals, Manohar (51) and Mayandi (42), residents of Suthamalli, on December 19 in connection with the same incident.
Meanwhile, Kerala has begun clearing the waste in Tirunelveli following an order from the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The NGT gave the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) three days to remove the material. The waste includes biomedical, food, plastic, and other types from various institutions in Kerala, including the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Thiruvananthapuram.
The NGT also highlighted a previous instance in which Tamil Nadu incurred Rs 70,000 in costs to remove similar waste, which Kerala has yet to reimburse.