Meat waste dumped on vacant plot at Giaspura, residents irked

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, June 28

Residents and shopkeepers are a harried lot as meat and other kinds of waste is being dumped on an open plot, near Kamal Karyana Store, Giaspura, in the city. Residents have complained to the Municipal Corporation (MC) authorities in this regard and sought action to provide them immediate relief.

Sandeep Luthra, owner of Om Sai Computers at Giaspura, said, “Garbage is being disposed of on a plot located near my shop. Meat waste in large quantity is also dumped here. It is hard to breathe due to smell emanating for the piled up waste. We request the MC authorities to take action and provide us relief at the earliest.”

Earlier, they had asked an unidentified person to stop dumping waste on the plot, but to no avail, he added. “The meat waste is generally dumped after midnight when most people are sleeping. We don’t know people, who dump waste here,” he said.

Another resident said, “The MC has not provided any garbage collection facility for this area on a daily basis. Even if garbage collectors come once in a while they ask for Rs100 from each person. There are many labourers living in the area and they can’t afford to pay Rs100 for lifting garbage.” “The MC should make arrangements for garbage lifting on a daily basis at nominal charges. During rainy season heaps of waste invite flies and mosquitoes, which pose a threat of spreading diseases in the area,” he added.

Meanwhile, the MC Zonal Commissioner, Neeraj Jain, has given instructions to the staff concerned to take required action on complaints of Giaspura residents.