Elevating issues over unlawful dumping of building and demolition (C&D) waste, residents of Sector 64/65, Gurugram, mentioned the disposal at Maidawas Street has been ongoing for over 11 years regardless of a number of complaints, resulting in mud air pollution and problem in commuting.
The Municipal Company of Gurugram (MCG), the nodal physique for waste administration within the metropolis, nevertheless, mentioned it has acknowledged the unlawful dumping and can conduct an inspection.
Residents and shopkeepers alongside the highway alleged that the tractor-trolleys routinely dump the C&D waste alongside the roadside, behind the retailers and in close by vacant plots.
The Maidawas stretch is already stricken by uneven surfaces and heavy mud on account of ongoing building initiatives. Commuters mentioned the C&D waste has turned the stretch right into a digital mud bowl, making it difficult—and at occasions hazardous—for automobiles to navigate.
Residents additionally alleged that they’ve been elevating issues over it for the previous 11 years with none lasting decision.
Ruchika Sethi, founding father of the citizen-led group Residents of Clear Air Bharat, mentioned residents have been flagging the problem for years with no avail, and carried on calling the stretch an “11-year legacy of complaints.”
“A number of occasions, the positioning has drawn the eye of officers and authorities, but no concrete or lasting motion has been taken,” she mentioned.
“The one seen aid on this space has been the stoppage of unlawful waste burning,” she added.
Dr Ganesh Jevalikar, a resident of Sector 67, mentioned the size and depth of unlawful dumping within the space have steadily elevated over time. “It now has a mountain of C&D waste particles”
“Being a medical skilled, I can say extended publicity to such mud can result in respiratory ailments and should have long-term results, particularly on kids and youthful residents,” he added.
He mentioned on one facet, there are high-rises, high-end eating places and cafes, whereas on the opposite facet, heaps of rubbish.
Bharati Harsana, councillor for Ward 15, mentioned she and her employees had raised the problem with MCG officers.
A shopkeeper, requesting anonymity, mentioned it’s troublesome to find out whether or not the unlawful disposers are authorities officers or non-public people.
When contacted, a senior MCG official mentioned an intensive inspection of the positioning shall be performed, and mandatory actions shall be taken. The official added that the lately introduced 16 C&D waste centres throughout the town will assist in streamlining the disposal of C&D waste, a serious contributor to mud air pollution. To make certain, Sector 64/65 will not be among the many areas of the upcoming C&D waste centres. Nonetheless, it falls below zone 1 the place the centres shall be constructed.
Ravindra Yadav, extra commissioner at MCG, mentioned the upcoming C&D waste assortment centres in sectors 46 and 47 shall be chargeable for dealing with waste from your entire zone, together with Sector 67.
