Railway land turns into waste dump

Jaswant Shetra

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, July 26

The land near the railway tracks in different areas of Ludhiana has turned into a garbage dumping place for residents. The local residents, especially those living in the residential areas near the railway tracks, continue to dump garbage on the properties owned by the Railways, along the railway tracks.

Though the Railway authorities have put up boards at various places warning people not to dump garbage, these prohibitory orders have failed to deter the common people from dumping garbage in the land belonging to the Railways.

During a survey conducted alongside the railway tracks in Ludhiana, it was found that garbage was dumped in Railway properties alongside tracks in various areas of the city. Though dumping garbage on land owned by the Railways is an offence, the people continue to throw garbage without any fear.

According to sources, it is people who reside in nearby areas of railway tracks who dump garbage in the land belonging to the Railways. Besides this, roadside vendors and even sweepers of the Municipal Corporation also dump garbage collected by them from various areas along railway tracks.

As a result, heaps of garbage can be spotted in the properties belonging to the Railways. The dumping of garbage near railway tracks also attracts stray animals  and these stray animals sometimes also lead to accidents.