The Hindu 25.07.2009
Closure of dump yard brings relief
M. Srinivas
| Dumping of garbage stopped following instructions from Chief Minister |
Photo: G. Krishnaswamy 
Appalling: Fathullaguda dumping yard that posed health problems for residents of the surrounding colonies. —
HYDERABAD: Residents of Fathullaguda near L.B. Nagar can literally breathe easy now. For a change there won’t be the all-pervading stench that used to envelope the area on account of a garbage dump. From Friday, authorities have stopped dumping garbage at Fathullaguda following instructions from none other than Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy.
The garbage dumping facility had posed an insurmountable problem for the residents of the surrounding ten colonies including Jaipuri Colony, Indraprastha Colony, Shivshankara Colony and Ketana avenue, as heaps of garbage, foul smell, thick plumes of smoke, stray dogs and strewn decomposed carcasses were a common sight.
Every day, more than 200 trucks used to dump 400 tonnes of garbage generated in the surrounding Uppal, L.B. Nagar and Gaddi Annaram areas at Fathullaguda in a 44-acre government land.
Alarmed over the decreasing quality of life, the residents had petitioned the L.B. Nagar legislator D. Sudhir Reddy.
The positive development came during the recent visit of Dr. Rajasekhara Reddy to the area when the legislator convinced him to announce the shifting of garbage dump yard.
Spread of diseases
The garbage dump led to spread of diseases among residents, especially allergy and respiratory problems were on the rise because of the thick smoke enveloping the area throughout the day. The effect was so devastating that even the groundwater got polluted and had become unusable.
“We can now hope for better living conditions,” said a beaming B. Chakradhar Rao, Joint Secretary of Indraprastha Colony.
GHMC Additional Commissioner (Health and Sanitation) Aleem Basha said arrangements were being made to take the garbage to Jawaharnagar yard now.