In a rare protest, Kochi's sub-judge sat beside a huge pile of garbage in Ernakulam market until it was cleared. After AM Basheer, who is also the secretary of the District Legal Services Authority, staged an on-the-spot protest, around 25-30 loads of garbage was cleared.
Mr Basheer said he visited the market as part of 'Clean Ernakulam city' project and decided to sit for the protest when he saw the huge dump of garbage lying unattended there.
Traders and workers told Mr Basheer that the waste had not been collected from the market for several days.
Garbage pile in Ernakulam market that was cleared after sub-judge's protest.
The officer sat held a stand that he would return only after the whole garbage was removed. After couple of hours of his sit-in protest, he left only after garbage trucks cleared up the mess and left the place.
To ensure that garbage cleaning at the market takes place regularly and efficiently, he ensured formation of a committee of traders and local residents in the market.
The sub-judge also found out that there was no food and safety department's licence for most of the shops functioning in the market.
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