The Times of India 25.08.2009
Garbage plant: MC finally writes to company
CHANDIGARH: Municipal corporation commissioner Roshan Sunkaria on Monday finally issued written orders to Jai Parkash Associates for not managing waste at the garbage plant at Dadumajra properly, which had led to foul smell veiling almost the whole city.
Confirming this, Sunkaria divulged that they have issued strict instructions to the company against burning of RDF in the garbage processing plant, which has caused great inconvenience to residents of most sectors of the city. ‘We would initiate strict action against the processing company if they fail to abide by the norms set in the mutually-signed memorandum of understanding (MoU). We, along with scientists from the UT Pollution Control Board, have been monitoring the proceedings there on a daily basis.’ It may be recalled here that residents have been complaining of stench coming out from the Dadumajra garbage processing plant for the past about a week.
Public outcry over this had compelled mayor Kamlesh, former mayors Subhash Chawla and Pardeep Chhabra and many other councillors to rush to the garbage plant site to have an on-the-spot inspection of the ongoing proceedings.
Team submits report to FS
A high level committee of technicians and environmental officials on Monday submitted its report to finance secretary (FS) Sanjay Kumar. Besides, a central team would visit the plant this week. Though committee officials were yet to reveal the report details, sources in the UT administration divulged that the report confirmed that the stink originated from the plant but reasoned that it might have been due to high moisture content in the air.
