The Pioneer 09.11.2010
Will take a week to clean garbage: MCD
PNS | Dehradun
The Diwali celebrations in Dehradun this year have caused substantial air and noise pollution in addition to creating large quantities of garbage. According to the information provided by official sources in Municipal Corporation of Dehradun, it will take at least a week for the MCD to clean the city of the garbage created by the Diwali celebrations.
It is to mention that earlier it was being thought that the damage caused by natural calamities in Dehradun and across Uttarakhand during the rainy season this year would result in the people spending lesser money on the festival of Diwali.
However, people have spent a substantial amount on crackers as a result of which the noise pollution resulting from bursting of crackers during Diwali this year was at least 30 per cent more than the level recorded in the previous year according to information collected by the Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB).
According to information received from local traders, the people of Dehradun purchased crackers amounting to more than `10 crore this year. This not only resulted in a substantial increase in noise and air pollution but also caused a major increase in the garbage generated by the festivities in different areas of the city. According to the senior city health officer Dr Gurpal Singh, with its present manpower and other resources, the MCD will require at least a week to clean the city of the garbage left behind from the Diwali celebrations.
Though there is much talk in the Government and public about making Dehradun environmentally richer, the Diwali celebrations have proved that the general public still prefers to spend money on modes of celebration which pollute the environment and also cause health problems to both humans and animals.
