Kota: A fish meal processing plant has been shut by the representatives of the people on Thursday which is located adjacent to Balekudru school in Hangarakatte near Udupi town.

The proposed plant was scheduled to start functioning on January 15 amid strong protests by the local residents as the processing unit would pollute the environment heavily.

Also, the locals objected the plant as it hasn’t permitted to operate in the area by a high court order after hearing a petition from the locals on the environment cost of the plant. Despite the court order, when the management was tried to inaugurate the plant on January 15, the locals staged protest before the processing unit and started indefinite protest against the project before Irodi Grama Panchayat from January 18.

Following the protest by the people and students of the nearby school, MLA Haladi Srinivas Shetty, Kundapur Assistant Commissioner Shilpanag and others met the protesters and reviewed the documents of the plant.

The officials ordered to shut the plant immediately as it doesn’t has necessary permission to start its works in the area.