Mohan Kuthar

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (DV)

Mangaluru, Jan 27: The locals here protested by stopping a truck which was carrying the fish wastewater and spilling it along the road instead of storing it in retro-fitted tanks.

The truck carrying the fish wastewater to the mill factories at Kotepura had spilled wastewater on the road from Abbakka Circle to Mogaveera Patna while transporting it.

As a result, a two-wheeler rider slipped and fell on the road. Locals who stopped the truck took the truck driver to task.

Speaking on the occasion, local fisherman Ganesh Ullal said, "The fish mill factories in Kotepura are violating the norms by the government. These factories are releasing polluted water into the sea. It has led to a decline in fish numbers in the sea. Now, the fish waste is being transported from various places and it has resulted in a foul smell in the environment."

Later, the fish mill factory employees cleaned spilled fish wastewater on the road. Ullal City Municipal Council commissioner Vidya Kaale has taken action against the truck driver, reportedly.