In Mumbai, one of the temple servants expressed his dissatisfaction with the sanitary system by taking drastic action that required calling the police and fire department to the scene. The temple servant Lalton Ja climbed an ash tree in the Sion-Koliwada area.
He was outraged by the constant accumulation of garbage under the tree, and despite numerous complaints, no cleaning had been carried out. This protest lasted for about 45 minutes. A crowd of local residents gathered during the incident, and police and fire brigade teams were called due to fears of potential danger.
This entire incident is related to the F/North BMC department. Lalton Ja claims that local residents and waste removal workers regularly throw waste under the sacred ash tree. Because of this, dirt constantly accumulates around the tree. He emphasized that the problem had been raised repeatedly in complaints, but no improvement in the cleaning system could be achieved. He decided to use this method of protest due to alleged neglect by the administration.
According to the temple servant, trash is continuously thrown under the ash tree, but no one pays attention to it. After multiple complaints failed to result in cleaning, he climbed the tree. Thus, he tried to draw the attention of the F/North BMC administration and local residents to this issue.
After it became known that the temple servant had climbed the tree, local residents reported it to the police and fire department. As a result, officers from Antop Hill police and the fire brigade arrived at the scene. A safety net was installed under the tree to ensure the servant's safety and prevent accidents during descent. After the incident lasted about 45 minutes, Lalton Ja descended safely. Local residents and the rescue team breathed a sigh of relief. Currently, the Antop Hill police are gathering information on this case. Nevertheless, this incident has once again drawn public attention to the problems of the area's sanitation system and the constant accumulation of garbage under the ash tree.
