The Hindu 31.12.2013
with pic Waste burnt in Vellalore
Wastes set on fire
Waste
containing inflammable packing material was set afire on Monday evening
at the Coimbatore Corporation’s dump yard in Vellalore.
According
to the residents of localities in Vellalore, representatives of a few
companies that do business in packing dumped the waste, set fire to the
same and fled the spot.
Only after smoke engulfed the locality, did the residents know about the incident.
And when they rushed there, they found the waste burning.
This
had become a habit for the companies as they chose the
Kanjikonampalayam route, which was not guarded. Coimbatore Corporation
Commissioner G. Latha said that the civic body planned to construct a
wall to fence the 600-odd acre in Vellalore and post security to prevent
recurrence of such incidents.
