Health Minister’s plan for waste treatment plant in capital signals shift from decentralised practices
Health Minister K. Muraleedharan is advocating for a waste management plant in Thiruvananthapuram, indicating a shift from the previous government's decentralized practices. He aims to collaborate with both Union and State governments, as well as the local Corporation, to improve waste management. This proposal comes after years of decentralized methods following the closure of a centralised facility in 2011 due to local protests.
- ▪Health Minister K. Muraleedharan is proposing a waste management plant in Thiruvananthapuram.
- ▪The new plan signifies a departure from the decentralized waste management practices of the previous government.
- ▪The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation has been gradually shifting towards decentralized waste management since the closure of a centralised facility in 2011.
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Signalling a shift away from the decentralised waste management practices of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government, Health Minister K.Muraleedharan is now batting for a waste management plant in Thiruvananthapuram city.Speaking at an event in the capital on Sunday, Mr.Muraleedharan said that waste treatment plants will be set up in Thiruvananthapuram with the cooperation of the Union and State governments as well as the Corporation. He said that he wanted to make amends for not having done sufficient work regarding waste management during his previous term as the MLA of Vattiyurkavu constituency.
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