Officials in Kerala have incurred the wrath of citizens after they were caught dumping debris in a river while clearing a bridge.<br /><br />Unprecedented floods, which have swept Kerala, India, have left a trail of debris, especially on the bridges. <br /><br />As the rivers overflowed, the bridges acted as a sieve to filter and collect some of the garbage that was being carried by the current.<br /><br />Several bridges in Kerala are covered by debris, mostly broken branches and urban waste including plastic dumped into rivers by the people. <br /><br />Many hoped that the odd sight of bridges choking in garbage would spur officials to manage waste disposal better.<br /><br />But it quickly became clear that no such lesson had been registered.<br /><br />Officials who started cleaning up the bridges opted for the easy way out and started dumping the garbage back into the river. <br /><br />Videos taken by onlookers at Malayatoor-Kodanad bridge on August 19 shows the 253-metre-long (880-ft) structure completely plastered with garbage. <br /><br />Officials bring in a digger, which gathers the garbage, and starts dumping it back into the Periyar river below. <br /><br />The visuals sparked off widespread anger and many took to social media to express it.<br /><br />A well-known radio Jockey Kshitij tweeted: “See what these idiots are doing to clear the Malayattoor bridge. They are putting it back into the river! Will we ever learn?”
