KOLLAM: Huge crowds thronged the well-laid-out Mahatma Gandhi Park on Kollam beach during the Onam festival period.
But post-Onam, this green lung in the city resembled a garbage dump.
The park, recently renovated at a cost of Rs.1.86 crore, was inaugurated by Tourism Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan on August 4. However, visitors failed to ensure that the park remained spick and span.
Plastic bottles and cups were dumped without a thought into the blue-rimmed artificial canal and swept to its either end by winds blowing in from the sea.
Even other parts of the park were not spared.
Some visitors said lack of waste bins in the park could have forced people to dump the plastic waste into the canal.
When contacted, Prasanna Earnest, Health standing committee chairperson of the city Corporation, said the canal would be cleaned up on Monday. She said waste bins would be placed inside the park.
The park would also be declared a plastic-free zone.
Source:The Hindu,30-8-2010
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