Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation spent around 600 crores a year to collect and transport 5,000 tons of solid waste produced in the city and have lined up 3,000 other projects to process this waste.
However, the city key chain dump – Perungudi and Kodungairyur – continue to get 2,000 tons of waste that unthinkable every day.
Suddenly came, residents around Kodungailyur and Perungudi have urged the body of the Civic to take steps to prevent water stagnation and control mosquito breeding.
Afroz Khan, who lives near Kodungaiyur dump, said the damage began in the 1980s.
“Both dumps are beautiful nature reserves.
My parents told us the stories of how beautiful the area was when they were children,” he said.
He fired videos recently how pollution affected the population, workers and cloth pickers at the dump yard.
“We have conducted research in 2019 and found that around 32% of the population around a dump had light breathing problems, 8.5% had headaches and 7% had skin infections.
Others said they also experienced body pain, not difficult and all This is because air and water pollution caused by unthinkable waste disposal, “he said.
Residents in the area often complain about stench and air pollution caused in summer due to burning of garbage.
During winter and monsoon, mosquito breeding is a problem.
An Iitras study recently revealed that 50% waste disposed of garbage disposal can be processed.
About 5 Lakh residents live around the dump yard.
Ganesh Perumal, from Kodungairy, said the Civic body had talked about bio-mining and waste processing projects for more than a decade.
“Unless they apply, we will continue to suffer,” he said.
Afroz said Chennaiit had to separate waste so that those who lived near the dump did not suffer.
Deputy Commissioner Manish Narnawane told Ti that the Civic body had started a bio-mining project in Perungudi and would reclaim 125 hectares in five years.
In Kodungairy, they need at least 800 crores for the project and seek funds.
The Civic body was also in talks with the Government of Singapore and South Korea to establish a waste treatment plant to produce electricity.
“The problem is the lack of funds and population cooperation to implement these projects,” Narnawane said.
Crores spend, but the key dump yard in Chennai remains a mess
