Protest against waste dumping at Dadumajra

Rubbish piling up at the dumping ground has been plaguing the residents of Dadumajra for the past many years. The first monsoon showers had led to misery in the area with water accumulating at the waste ground. The residents complained that due to the recent rains the stench emanating from the garbage had also increased. Recently,the officials of the sanitation wing had raised concerns over the dumping ground developing a slope towards the residential colony.

Area councillor Kamlesh said that the processing plant was not accepting the garbage. “The plant has been set up for the purpose of processing garbage. However,the dumping ground is filling up at a fast pace. Of the garbage that is accepted,the rejects are so high that these are resulting in filling up of the dumping ground,” she said.

Around 311 metric tonnes of garbage is generated in the city every day. Of this,240 metric tonnes is sent for processing to the plant. Around 147 metric tonne garbage is dumped at the ground everyday. The hunt for a new dumping ground is going on. With Chandigarh being landlocked,Municipal Corporation,Mohali has already been approached to find a common dumping ground. Municipal Commissioner Prerna Puri says that she has asked the Health officer to examine the issue. The complaints by the residents would be looked into,she said.

Meanwhile,in a statement issued today the Plant management stated that after processing of garbage,the inerts(rejects) that come out of processing of garbage have to be dumped at the ground as per a MOU.