Garbage crisis persists: Adityapur residents oppose garbage dumping; Municipal waste piles up for six days amid health concerns
Jamshedpur: Municipal waste in Adityapur town has been piling up for the last six days after residents opposed dumping at the existing site.
Residents of Mirudih, on the outskirts of Adityapur, had opposed the dumping of garbage in the area on March 4, due to which the civic body stopped the work. As a result, garbage has piled up in residential and market areas.
With several households dumping waste in their backyards, on the roadside and in drains, the clogged drains and garbage mounds have turned into a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
“Not only at night but even during the day, there is mosquito menace. The civic body is neither carrying out fogging nor anti-larval spraying,” said ward 24 resident Sanjit Kumar.
Residents said that they made representations to Adityapur Municipal Corporation (AMC) officials and to mayor-elect Sanjay Sardar for carrying out cleaning. A resident of LIG flats, Prem Singh, expressed concern when garbage disposal will resume.
A light drizzle on Monday evening caused the garbage dumps to emit a foul smell, creating further trouble for locals and pedestrians.
AMC city manager Debashish Pradhan said that the garbage will be removed from the command limits in the next couple of days.
“We identified two probable dumping sites on the outskirts of the command area. Both sites are far from the residential areas. Process is underway to identify one of the sites for resuming garbage disposal. The site will be announced once it is finalised,” he said.
“The civic body on Tuesday took a group of villagers to Khunti district to witness how solid waste treatment plants operate without causing pollution in nearby areas,” Pradhan said.
AMC is looking for a suitable site for installing the waste treatment plant.
The AMC area, with a population of around 2.50-2.75 lakh, generates 35 tonnes of municipal solid waste daily.
Residents of Mirudih, on the outskirts of Adityapur, had opposed the dumping of garbage in the area on March 4, due to which the civic body stopped the work. As a result, garbage has piled up in residential and market areas.
With several households dumping waste in their backyards, on the roadside and in drains, the clogged drains and garbage mounds have turned into a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
“Not only at night but even during the day, there is mosquito menace. The civic body is neither carrying out fogging nor anti-larval spraying,” said ward 24 resident Sanjit Kumar.
Residents said that they made representations to Adityapur Municipal Corporation (AMC) officials and to mayor-elect Sanjay Sardar for carrying out cleaning. A resident of LIG flats, Prem Singh, expressed concern when garbage disposal will resume.
A light drizzle on Monday evening caused the garbage dumps to emit a foul smell, creating further trouble for locals and pedestrians.
AMC city manager Debashish Pradhan said that the garbage will be removed from the command limits in the next couple of days.
“We identified two probable dumping sites on the outskirts of the command area. Both sites are far from the residential areas. Process is underway to identify one of the sites for resuming garbage disposal. The site will be announced once it is finalised,” he said.
“The civic body on Tuesday took a group of villagers to Khunti district to witness how solid waste treatment plants operate without causing pollution in nearby areas,” Pradhan said.
AMC is looking for a suitable site for installing the waste treatment plant.
The AMC area, with a population of around 2.50-2.75 lakh, generates 35 tonnes of municipal solid waste daily.
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