Guwahati: The Head of Minister of Assam Himanta Buswa Sarma on Saturday said until the new site was found, the waste would be removed in Chandrapur.
The Assam Pollution Control Board (PCBA) has asked Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) to stop removing solid waste in Chandrapur because it does not have an environmental permit from the authorities in question.
“The National Green Tribunal has requested the relocation of Dumping land from Boragaon, which is adjacent to the freshwater lake, deep Beel.
Waste must be removed if not, the disease will increase.
The authorities dispose of garbage in Chandrapur because there is no current choice,” said the ministerial chief.
“At the same time, we try to find an alternative place.
But if we don’t find other sites soon and the locals Chandrapur does not allow us to dispose of garbage, then Guwahati will report examples of Japanese encephalitis, malaria, diarrhea and children will be affected by the worst .
“Asked about the problems faced by local residents Chandrapur, said the minister’s head,” If there is a conflict between Guwahati and Chandrapur – who will you support? If we do not dispose of waste, if the children die, will the Chandrapur happy people? “Guwahati City, with more than one million population, produces 550 tons per day solid waste.
A GMC official tells the Toi that it has been applied to PCBA for authorization certificates under the rules (3) rule 5 of the Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement), 2008 for Collection / Medicine / Treatment / Disposal of Harmful Waste Storage / Disposal of Chandrapur.
Shifting the city waste disposal site from Boragon in West Guwahati to Chandrapur in the eastern suburb of the city, where most landscapes still remain Virgin, have caused the current crisis.