Pachanady residents up in arms as garbage continues to rot

Pachanady residents up in arms as garbage continues to rot

Mangalore Today News Network

 Mangalore, Aug 8, 2013 :  Residents of Pachanady and Santhosh Nagar in Mangalore continue to reel under problems  due to the unbearable stench from the waste dumping yard at Pachanady.

 

 

It is believed that the storage of wet wastes  for long  during heavy rains has led to the problem. Local residents also express their ire over the MCC authorities for  not initiating measures to  clear the waste.  The failure of the MCC in waste management has also  come under severe criticism and is forcing locals to take the path of agitation.

The local corporator Kavitha Sanil too has joined the electorate of her ward in fighting for the cause. She alleged that the company  which has been awarded contract for waste management has failed in its duty and has not cleared the waste water stored in the compost plant. She said the  filthy water from the dumping yard was also contaminating water sources nearby.

Residents of the area demand that the dumping yard should have a high compound wall, a waste water storage  tank and greenery around so that  the foul smell from the yard could reduce to some extent.