Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (MS)

Udupi, Oct 20: Villagers of Athradi in the district are frustrated on people who throw garbage by the side of the road. Public never used to follow their appeals since five or six years not to throw the garbage on the side of the road. Now they have displayed an abusive banner which will put to shame anyone who throws garbage there.

The villagers have displayed this flex banner by the side of national highway near Hiriyadka. It is written in the flex banner that those who throw garbage in that spot are born of illicit relation. Earlier, the villagers had put up a banner saying "Please do not throw garbage here".

When public did not pay heed to their gentle request, they have found a harsher method.

Only time will tell whether the public will at least bend now and stop throwing garbage at the said place. Speaking on the subject, Divakar, a local said, "Those who commute on vehicles bring garbage and throw it on the side of the road. If they have even an ounce of shame, they should not continue their bad habit after reading this banner. The same thing is happening at various other places also. If the public does not support the schemes implemented by gram panchayat and city municipality, the aim of the scheme will not get realised."