Farmers to form human chain in protest against sewage treatment plant
VARANASI: The residents of Goithaha village would form a human chain to protest against the proposed sewage treatment plant (STP) in the village under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Congress leader Vijay Shankar Pandey, local residents and gram pradhans of adjoining villages and farmers staged a protest at Goithaha village on Sunday. Pandey said that the STP would affect a population of 10 lakhs of 25 different villages. They are staging protest for past 17 days. The villagers are worried as the STP may lead to several health troubles like skin diseases, typhoid, cholera, jaundice and tuberculosis and also affect the environmenty. They cited the district administration's report which stated said that the people dwelling near Dinapur STP are facing health problems. There is no answer as to where the sludged generated in the plant would go. The STP proposal has no mention about techniques to be used to save ground water from pollution. The protesters have