Gram Panchayat allegedly dumps trash into abandoned stone quarry at Manjalpade
1 year, 5 months ago

Gram Panchayat allegedly dumps trash into abandoned stone quarry at Manjalpade

The Hindu  

Loads of trash, including plastic, dumped at an abandoned quarry at Manjalpade on Bondel-Manjalpade Road, off airport road and the subsequent outflow of rainwater contaminated with the trash towards Padushedde and Maravoor vented dam has triggered anxiety among the residents since Wednesday. Residents of Padushedde and Manjalpade, who gathered at the site on Wednesday and Thursday, blamed the Moodushedde Gram Panchayat of dumping the waste at the quarry site. Moodushedde Gram Panchayat officials initially admitted to having dumped the waste on Wednesday in the presence of the protesting people and promised to remove the waste. Panchayat Development Officer Jayaprakash on Thursday told The Hindu that the waste must have been dumped from the adjoining city area and claimed the panchayat processes waste in its processing centre.

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Medavakkam panchayat struggles to handle the mounting problem of unsegregated waste
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Medavakkam panchayat struggles to handle the mounting problem of unsegregated waste

The Hindu  

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