Mysuru: The dispute between two leading members of the BJP – Krishnaraja MLA and former minister SA Ramadas and Mysuru MP Pratap Simha – escalated on Sunday with the parliamentarian dismissing charges of not having invited the former to meetings where the bio-remediation project to be undertaken at the Vidyaranyapuram Sewage Farm were discussed.
Simha has been batting for the implementation of the bio-remediation project at the sewage farm, which has been stretched beyond its capacity in disposal of solid waste. The MP said that more than 2.5 lakh tonnes of solid waste was accumulated at the site. “It is wrong on Ramadas’s part to claim that people are in the dark about the project,” said Simha, responding to the MLA’s charge that the project was being executed without it’s having been discussed among the people.
Among Ramadas’s objections against the bio-remediation project is his contention that it may lead to contamination of groundwater aquifers. He has also cited that transport of solid waste between multiple locations could lead to a rise in air pollution levels, besides questioning the efficacy of the Nagpur Model, which is the system that Simha is keen on emulating in Mysuru.
On the other hand, Simha said that he had invited Ramadas to meetings convened to discuss the project. “But he chose not to attend them,” said the MP.
Simha said that then Mysuru district in-charge minister V Somanna had endorsed the bio-remediation project. “Along with Somanna, I had visited the plant in November and we interacted with the people,” said Simha, adding that he was determined to find a permanent solution to the longstanding problem.
Pointing out that residents in the vicinity of the sewage farm had been living with the stench that emanated from the facility. A delegation of elected representatives and officials, including Mysuru City Corporation commissioner Gurudutta Hegde and deputy commissioner Abhiram G Sankar had visited Nagpur to study the methods used in the Maharashtra city in the disposal of solid waste.
Simha has been batting for the implementation of the bio-remediation project at the sewage farm, which has been stretched beyond its capacity in disposal of solid waste. The MP said that more than 2.5 lakh tonnes of solid waste was accumulated at the site. “It is wrong on Ramadas’s part to claim that people are in the dark about the project,” said Simha, responding to the MLA’s charge that the project was being executed without it’s having been discussed among the people.
Among Ramadas’s objections against the bio-remediation project is his contention that it may lead to contamination of groundwater aquifers. He has also cited that transport of solid waste between multiple locations could lead to a rise in air pollution levels, besides questioning the efficacy of the Nagpur Model, which is the system that Simha is keen on emulating in Mysuru.
On the other hand, Simha said that he had invited Ramadas to meetings convened to discuss the project. “But he chose not to attend them,” said the MP.
Simha said that then Mysuru district in-charge minister V Somanna had endorsed the bio-remediation project. “Along with Somanna, I had visited the plant in November and we interacted with the people,” said Simha, adding that he was determined to find a permanent solution to the longstanding problem.
Pointing out that residents in the vicinity of the sewage farm had been living with the stench that emanated from the facility. A delegation of elected representatives and officials, including Mysuru City Corporation commissioner Gurudutta Hegde and deputy commissioner Abhiram G Sankar had visited Nagpur to study the methods used in the Maharashtra city in the disposal of solid waste.
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