Jowai, Aug 12: The protest against the adamant attitude of the State Government and the Jowai Municipal Board (JMB) to address the issue pertaining to the collection of Garbage from Jowai Town and the Market Areas is gaining momentum.
The Dorbar Shnong of Tympang Iawmusiang, Jowai organised a public rally on Thursday which was participated by the residents of Iawmusiang and shopkeepers of the Locality by marching around the main road of the Market and culminating at the main entrance to the Deputy Commissioner’s Office, West Jaiñtia Hills District.
During the rally banners, placards and slogans were raised voicing the people’s anger towards the adamant attitude and the failure of the District Administration to address the matter which needs to be resolved urgently because as days go by the amount of garbage at the market area and the households is increasing. Some of them claimed that the stench from the garbage, which has been accumulating for weeks and months now, is unbearable and posing a health concern for many.
At the main gate of the entrance to the Deputy Commissioner’s Office the protester started dumping garbage in plastic bags as a mark of protest.
Following the rally, the office bearers of the Dorbar Shnong informed that Thursday’s events were just the beginning of the agitation by the Locality. A deadline was also issued that if by Friday morning by 9:00 AM the garbage is not removed and collected, then the Dorbar will be forced to organise a sit-in protest near the Deputy Commissioner’s Office from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
