Farmers protest dumping of carcasses in green belt

Farmers of the area under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC), Punjab, lodged a strong protest on Tuesday against the dumping of dead animals on NH-54 at the space meant for a green belt near Piddi village.

• Fateh Singh Piddi, Supreem Singh and other KMSC leaders led the protest.
• The farmers of the area saw a dead animal being taken away with the help of a Hydra machine from the national highway to the green park meant for beautification of the stretch.
• The farmer leaders said that the green belt where the dead cattle are dumped witnesses a foul smell emanating which has made the life of people in the area miserable.
• They have been appealing to the authorities to take preventive steps but all their request have fallen on deaf ears.

Source: Farmers protest dumping of carcasses in green belt : The Tribune India