MCC commissioner Rahul Ratnam Pandey interacts with the public during his second ’Walk with the Commissioner’ programme in Surathkal on Thursday
He said a study will be conducted and necessary repair work will be taken up at a cost of Rs 25 crore. They also complained about groundwater pollution due to leakage from wet wells. They also raised concerns over patients visiting the hospital suffering due to the nausea from vehicles.
He told reporters that the residents of Iddya had complained about leaking wet wells in the area. Further, people visiting a nearby Indira Canteen are also affected, said residents. Mangaluru: Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) commissioner Rahul Ratnam Pandey, during his second Walk with the Commissioner programme in Surathkal on Thursday, said that the issue of leakage in wet wells in Iddya will be resolved shortly.
Later, the commissioner directed officials to relocate waste-collection vehicles parked on the premises of the Surathkal urban primary health centre (UPHC) following complaints about a foul smell causing distress to patients and visitors to the nearby Indira Canteen . Under the new directive, the vehicles will instead be parked by the roadside in front of the UPHC. Locals brought to the notice of the commissioner that vehicles collecting waste from houses are parked in the UPHC premises every day.