DAVANAGERE: Davanagere civil court issued a stay order on the city corporation to stop dumping solid waste at a site near Avaragolla village on the outskirts of Davangere, following a suite filed by a team of villagers.

At a press conference, K C Kumaraswamy of Avaragolla said that the corporation had been dumping its solid waste in the area without adopting any kind of scientific and systematic method of disposal and treatment, as per the plan of action declared before the authorities concerned. The corporation failed to convert the waste into methane gas or biofuel and it was simply left to decay, causing a threat to the environment and public health, Kumaraswamy said.

The foul smell and unhygenic conditions led to school authorities being unable to prepare midday meals (bisi oota) as the garbage attracted flies, he said. Questioning such a practice by the corporation, 18 members of the village filed a suit in the civil court of Davangere.