The Environment Committee of the Kerala Legislative Assembly has recommended that a special plan be implemented to solve the waste management issues in Munnar.
At its meeting at the Munnar panchayat conference hall on Thursday, the panel suggested that a project called ‘Nammude Munnar’ be implemented to find a proper solution to the issue. Committee Chairman E.K. Vijayan, MLA, said the recommendations should be implemented in a timely manner. The panel also directed to find solutions to the complaints raised at the meeting within one month and told the department heads concerned to submit reports.
The committee also discussed issues such as preparing a green budget for the panchayat and environmental protection. It received 25 environment-related complaints.