The Hindu 24.05.2013
Ariyamangalam garbage dump fire extinguished
‘Option of scientific closure of dump to be pursued vigorously’
: The raging fire at Ariyamangalam garbage dump since
Tuesday afternoon was extinguished on Thursday. However, fire-fighters,
officials said, would remain at the spot until the smoke continuing to
emanate from burnt heaps of garbage is completely put out.
Residents
in Rajappa Nagar, Thideer Nagar and other localities in the vicinity of
the dump where thick smog created by the raging fire caused severe
choking heaved a sigh of relief. According to to Raju Rebero and Babu,
residents of these localities the smell of burnt garbage could be felt
even in farther places such as Rail Nagar and Ambikapuram localities.
The
irritation and smell caused to the throat was perceptible, Raju Rebero
added. Corporation Commissioner V.P. Thandapani who accompanied expert
teams from Bangalore and Chennai to the dump yard on Thursday said the
option of scientific closure of the dump estimated by a team of National
Institute of Technology-Tiruchi to contain 10 lakh metric tonnes of
garbage through bio-capping would be pursued vigorously as a long-term
solution. The visit by the teams to the dump site follows an inspection
by the Commissioner of Municipal Administration Chandrakant B. Kamble on
Wednesday.
Part of the land in the garbage dump would be retrieved through vertical filling.
The
height would be increased from the present five metres to 10 metres
before initiating the bio-capping process and green-topping the mound,
the Commissioner said.
Of the 500 tonnes of garbage
the city generates, the Integrated Waste Management and Urban Services
Company (Tamil Nadu) Limited (IWMUST) has been entrusted with the
responsibility of segregating and processing 300 tonnes.
The
agency was already disposing 100 tonnes of garbage. Another agency
would have to be identified for processing the remaining garbage.
