Politics · India · 4 hrs ago
Mayor says no waste plant is planned for Sainik School campus
Thiruvananthapuram Mayor V.V. Rajesh says the city has no plan to build a waste processing plant on the Sainik School campus in Kazhakuttam.
The proposal followed an inquiry by the civic body into land held by Union government institutions that might be available for waste processing.
The Defence Ministry sent a letter about assessing whether the site was suitable, and the Mayor visited it.
Ward councillors said they and MLA V. Muraleedharan opposed the idea because of its possible effects on students, staff and local residents.
The councillors say the proposal was abandoned, while the Mayor says the city has no such plans.
Congress and CPI(M) have announced protests against the proposed plant.
The councillors said there should be no cause for concern about a plant being built on the school campus.
Thiruvananthapuram Mayor V.V. Rajesh says the Corporation has no plans to set up a waste processing plant on the Sainik School campus in Kazhakuttam.
Ward councillors say a proposal was abandoned after they opposed it over its potential effects on students, staff and local residents.
The councillors said the Mayor had visited the site after receiving a Defence Ministry letter about assessing the project’s feasibility.
The Congress and CPI(M) have announced protests against the proposed plant.
- Who
- Thiruvananthapuram Mayor V.V. Rajesh says the Corporation has no such plan. Ward councillors, the Congress and the CPI(M) have opposed the proposed plant.
- What
- The Mayor denied plans for a waste processing plant on the Sainik School campus. Ward councillors said a proposal had been abandoned.
- When
- The article was published on November 9, 2026. A Congress leadership discussion was scheduled for Tuesday at 4.30 p.m.
- Where
- Sainik School campus, Kazhakuttam, Thiruvananthapuram.
- Why
- The ward councillors said they opposed the project because of its potential harm to students, staff and local people.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Corporation inquired about land available with Union government institutions for waste processing, and the Mayor received a Defence Ministry letter about assessing feasibility.
The Mayor visited the site.
Ward councillors said the proposal had been abandoned.
The Kazhakuttam Congress mandalam committee scheduled a leadership discussion at Chanthavila Sainik School Junction.
- Mayor
- V.V. Rajesh
- Site
- Sainik School campus, Kazhakuttam
- Assessment
- A letter from the Ministry of Defence concerned assessing feasibility
- Congress meeting
- Tuesday at 4.30 p.m., Chanthavila Sainik School Junction
- Published
- November 9, 2026
What people are saying
The Corporation has no such plans
On no account would a project that put people to hardship be implemented on the school campus