Ludhiana: Practice Arrangement of Burned Horticulture waste is still common in Ludhiana even though the guidelines are issued by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) against the same.
One in-depth example in the entertainment valley in BRS Nagar where employees work with MC put dry leaves and other horticultural waste burned in the extensive daylight on Thursday.
This valley has been developed by Trust repair Ludhiana, which also maintains it.
Activist Kapil Arora and Jaskirat Singh highlight actions by posting videos on social media where they can be seen arguing with employees who have burned.
It was revealed that the person deployed by the contractor had asked employees to burn waste, they claimed.
Kapil Arora, a resident of BRS Nagar, said, “It has become a general practice to only collect horticultural waste and then burn it.
This recreational valley is intended to provide a healthy environment for pedestrians, but also these employees give them a polluted environment.” He said They have raised this problem before and will continue to do the same in the future as well as leaves.
Instead of transporting waste to be discarded, employees only burn garbage.
“He said it happened not only with horticultural waste, but domestic waste also fulfilled the same fate.” It is harmful to residents because the smoke coming out of dry leaves can increase health risks for heart patients and asthma that has been at risk in winter, “he said .
The Executive Engineer Lit Jagdev Singh said, “I am not aware.
Of each practice is adopted in the Leisure Valley, but I will look into this problem so it is not repeated in the future.
“Complaints of COE files against high-ranking board engineers have increased this problem with the secretary’s head and requesting action against officials.
They claim that there is a penalty in people who burn waste.
Chips Singh, a Junior MC engineer, said,” We also know about the incident That and also visit the Leisure Valley.
I have asked contractor employees to make compost holes in the park for horticulture waste disposal.
“He said these sanitation employees did not belong to MC because they were employed by contractors Personally Recommend Registration of FIR in this case.
The compost Pitsthe Green Tribunal clearly states that horticultural waste.
It should not be part of other waste and must be discarded in the park by creating a hole.
So the MC has made 570 compost holes in the park under the jurisdiction.
Je Chipal Singh said he had little information about compost holes in Lit or Glada Parks.