State Human Rights Commission member R. Natarajan has asked for a report from the Alappuzha Municipality secretary on a petition filed by the Human Rights Protection Council on waste illegally dumped in various parts of the town.

The petition filed by Council State secretary G. Samuel had alleged that waste was being illegally dumped in the town and authorities were not taking any action to remove the waste. The South CI has been asked to conduct night patrolling to prevent illegal dumping of waste.

Tension prevailed in the area as local people resisted the attempts of the Alappuzha Municipality to dump waste at the road near the Women and Children Hospital here in the wee hours of Wednesday.

An all-party delegation led by Alappuzha Municipality chairperson Mercy Diana Macido, along with Union Minister of State for Power K.C. Venugopal, will visit Chief Minister Ooomen Chandy on Monday evening to seek the State government's help in sanctioning the Rs.2 crore project to tackle the waste problem in the municipality.

With piles of waste mounting in Alappuzha town, the municipality has decided to act tough by imposing a fine on those found throwing waste in public places.

Waste dumps have been mounting in the town for the last few days following suspension of transportation of waste to the waste processing plant at Sarvodayapuram from May 16. The municipality's attempt to transport waste to the plant this Monday was strongly opposed by the local people.

Cherthala municipal chairperson Jayalakshmi Anilkumar said that it was planning to install e-toilets in the municipality.

Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, the municipal chairperson said that three e-toilets with a total estimate of Rs 15.75 lakh will be installed in three locations in the municipality.