The Hindu 15.10.2013
Festival leaves roads in Salem city littered
Garbage dumped at Chinna Kadai Veethi in Salem on Monday. (Right) Ash
gourds flung on Bhavani Main Road in Erode after puja causing danger to
motorists. —PHOTOs: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN and M. Govarthan
Plastics, wastes dumped on roads as part of cleaning for pujas.
Tonnes of degradable and non-degradable wastes collected
from houses, offices, shops and commercial establishments were heaped
alongside the busy main roads in the city.
Dumping of
the huge quantity of wastes as part of cleaning carried out from Friday
for pujas made their houses and establishments clean, while it made the
main roads open dumping grounds for such wastes.
This
affected shopkeepers, road users and houses close to which garbage was
dumped in large quantities. “Lots of plastic and other wastes were
dumped from the late hours of Friday as people started cleaning their
premises. It continued till Sunday afternoon. On Monday, offices and
vehicle users started dumping the banana trees that they tied in front
of their office and vehicles”, says L. Narayanan of Old Bus Stand.
J. Srinivsan of Bazaar Street expressed the need for having more bins in market places to avoid open dumping.
“Clearing
the garbage frequently during festive seasons could be of help in
clearing the garbage in a timely manner. This would avoid stagnation of
wastes and the inconveniences caused to the residents, road users and
shop keepers”, he added.
Salem Corporation
authorities who claim that the daily garbage generated in the city is
around 320 tonnes, they said that the garbage collected during the puja
season is manifold compared to the quantity collected on regular days.
They
recalled that the Corporation recently passed a resolution to procure
trucks and garbage bins required to maintain the city clean at an
estimate Rs. 4.8 crore.
