Thiruvananthapuram: Mayor Arya Rajendran issued a suspension order to Health Inspector K Ganesh Kumar on Wednesday. The order was issued following his failure to stop a private company from discharging waste into the Amayizhanjan canal, where a cleaning worker named Joy died recently. The internal investigation revealed his inability to stop a private company from discharging waste into the Amayiznjan where a cleaning worker Joy died recently. In the meantime, when contacted, as a part of taking action against him, there was no response either from him or from the officials, which led to the reasons cited for the suspension.
Ganesh, who is the Secretariat Circle Health Inspector, is in charge of Rajaji Nagar, Palayam and Thampanoor, through which the Amayizhanjan canal passes. The action was taken after the internal probe conducted by the Corporation’s health department found serious lapses on Ganesh’s part.
Protests had taken place against Thiruvananthapuram Corporation following the death of cleaning worker Joy, whose body was found after 46 hours of searching in the Amayizhanjan canal. The Corporation’s action follows the criticism that enough steps were not being taken to prevent waste dumping in the area.
