Foul Odor at Nilambur Jetty: Neglected Toilets Create Health Hazard for Tourists and Locals

TMI Correspondent

Baratang, May 22: For the past 15 days, people including tourists, vendors, customers, nearby police on duty, and locals around Nilambur Jetty have been forced to breathe the foul odor from the toilets through no fault of their own. The toilet block is undergoing exterior maintenance, but the inside is in an indescribable condition.

Sources said that the husband of the Pradhan of the Gram Panchayat, Mr. Somari Roy, is responsible for keeping the Panchayat clean, but he has been neglecting this issue and has been absent for the past several days.

Earlier, "The cleanliness here was maintained by a private party by collecting charges from nearby vendors and shops. The Pradhan asked us to stop paying this amount to the party, and we complied. Since then, cleanliness has not been maintained, and now it has become a health hazard for everyone around this jetty," a shopkeeper said on condition of anonymity.

It is dismaying that, being one of the best tourism destinations, the inflow of tourists is huge. As the only convoy point connecting Straight Island to Baratang, everyone must pass through the Nilambur Jetty. Neither the Panchayat nor any party from the tourism industry has come forward to clean up the toilet block and create a good impression for those arriving on the islands.

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