<p>A meeting to resolve the deadlock between the State government and the residents of Gorur village in Magadi taluk in Ramanagara district over setting up a waste processing-cum-power generation plant in the village, remained inconclusive on Monday.<br /><br />Meeting convened<br />The meeting was convened by Energy Minister D K Shivakumar, who is also the district incharge minister for Ramanagara.<br /><br />Local residents, seers and elected representatives were invited.<br />The government’s proposal to set up a waste treatment plant to process garbage from the City on a 45-acre plot n Gorur had met with stiff resistance from the local people. <br /><br /><br />The protests had even turned violent when officials visited the village to survey land for setting up the unit in October last year.<br /><br />Speaking to reporters, Shivakumar said the residents had been assured that their village will not be turned into a dumping yard. <br /><br />The waste would be processed scientifically and all environmental issues would be addressed. Trucks will not dump garbage and a power plant would be set up to generate energy. <br />Project opposed<br /><br />However, local MLA H C Balakrishna opposed the project stating that the waste treatment plant would play havoc with the environment. </p>.<p>Seer Basavalingaswamy of Bande Mutt also opposed setting up of the plant. The State government will hold another round of talks with the residents soon, Shivakumar said. <br />DH News Service</p>
<p>A meeting to resolve the deadlock between the State government and the residents of Gorur village in Magadi taluk in Ramanagara district over setting up a waste processing-cum-power generation plant in the village, remained inconclusive on Monday.<br /><br />Meeting convened<br />The meeting was convened by Energy Minister D K Shivakumar, who is also the district incharge minister for Ramanagara.<br /><br />Local residents, seers and elected representatives were invited.<br />The government’s proposal to set up a waste treatment plant to process garbage from the City on a 45-acre plot n Gorur had met with stiff resistance from the local people. <br /><br /><br />The protests had even turned violent when officials visited the village to survey land for setting up the unit in October last year.<br /><br />Speaking to reporters, Shivakumar said the residents had been assured that their village will not be turned into a dumping yard. <br /><br />The waste would be processed scientifically and all environmental issues would be addressed. Trucks will not dump garbage and a power plant would be set up to generate energy. <br />Project opposed<br /><br />However, local MLA H C Balakrishna opposed the project stating that the waste treatment plant would play havoc with the environment. </p>.<p>Seer Basavalingaswamy of Bande Mutt also opposed setting up of the plant. The State government will hold another round of talks with the residents soon, Shivakumar said. <br />DH News Service</p>
