Ghaziabad: Residents of Govindpuram complained of illegal dumping of garbage on a disputed plot with a waste transfer station that is still non-functional and demanded the authorities to shift it elsewhere. About 50 trucks reportedly dump garbage that is kept on the station plot, posing sanitation and health hazards.
Residents said they lodged several complaints with the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) and protested outside the mayor’s house, but nothing changed. On Wednesday, more than 100 residents arrived at the mayor’s house, who made them wait for two hours, citing health reasons. Later, hearing the commotion, she finally met them, and the people begged her to move to the West Transfer Station for the next two hours. But he said he had no intention of doing so,” said Yash, a resident of Govindpuram.
Residents said that GMC officials had asked them to send pictures of trucks dumping garbage on the disputed plot, but nothing had changed since they were shared. “The waste transfer station is in the middle of a densely populated area. Many garbage trucks are already dumping garbage on the plot next to it. When the station becomes operational, there will be more trucks, which is a problem. Will cause,” Yash said.
According to a GMC official, the station will have the facility to compress the waste into large containers for further transportation to disposal processing units in a connected manner, without impacting the people living nearby. will have. “Earlier, trucks used to dump solid waste outside residential areas, and the situation worsened during monsoons. There was very little waste segregation,” the official said, adding that mechanical waste transfer stations in Indore. Proved to be very hygienic.
Residents said they lodged several complaints with the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) and protested outside the mayor’s house, but nothing changed. On Wednesday, more than 100 residents arrived at the mayor’s house, who made them wait for two hours, citing health reasons. Later, hearing the commotion, she finally met them, and the people begged her to move to the West Transfer Station for the next two hours. But he said he had no intention of doing so,” said Yash, a resident of Govindpuram.
Residents said that GMC officials had asked them to send pictures of trucks dumping garbage on the disputed plot, but nothing had changed since they were shared. “The waste transfer station is in the middle of a densely populated area. Many garbage trucks are already dumping garbage on the plot next to it. When the station becomes operational, there will be more trucks, which is a problem. Will cause,” Yash said.
According to a GMC official, the station will have the facility to compress the waste into large containers for further transportation to disposal processing units in a connected manner, without impacting the people living nearby. will have. “Earlier, trucks used to dump solid waste outside residential areas, and the situation worsened during monsoons. There was very little waste segregation,” the official said, adding that mechanical waste transfer stations in Indore. Proved to be very hygienic.