The Hindu 05.04.2010
Streets turn into garbage dumps
Staff Reporter
PHOTO: M. GOVARTHAN
Health hazard:Garbage lying on Sangu Nagar Main Road in Erode. —
ERODE: A number of streets in Erode town and the areas coming under the nearby municipalities are fast turning into temporary garbage dumps due to irregular cleaning.
Garbage dumped on the roadsides remain uncollected for days together, posing serious threat to human health. Sanitary condition has deteriorated in several residential colonies. “A foul smell emanates from the rotting garbage, making our lives miserable. Workers from the civic administration are not removing waste on a regular basis,” a senior citizen point out.
“As the summer holidays began, our children play on the garbage-filled streets, risking their health. We have asked the local administration here to place garbage bins in all the streets to collect waste. As no bins are placed, we are forced to dump the garbage on the streets,” people say.
On a few occasions, sanitary workers dump huge amount of waste collected from various residential colonies on the vacant sites in the outskirts of the town. “Workers also set fire to the garbage heaps,” residents complain.
The Erode Corporation and the nearby local bodies are yet to implement a proper solid waste management system, which is the main reason for the problem. “We have taken the issue to the notice of the civic officials on several occasions. But no fruitful efforts have been made so far to ensure regular collection of garbage,” people say.
