RECYCLING AT DUMP YARD RAISES STENCH

A foul smell is prominent in Saket, AS Rao Nagar and Kapra due to recycling work at the Jawahar Nagar dump yard during nights.

The smell reaches these areas due to the wind blowing from September to February every year.

Several complaints by residents have gone in vain as the recycling work stops only for a few days for the garbage piling has to be cleared.

A senior GHMC officer explained, “The dumpyard is 4 km away from these colonies but due to the direction of the wind, the smell travels to these areas. We stop the works when the wind movement is strong but the garbage piles up everyday and leaving it unattended will also not help.”

Sorting works are carried out by contract workers and scavengers during the daytime. Even after sorted piles are kept aside, there are works for nighttime also.

Residential colonies have to been complaining regularly.

As the stench becomes stronger in September, it is unbearable to walk outside at night.

Mr G.V.S Rao a resident of Saket explained, “During these months, moving out in the colony after 6 pm is not possible.”

“The smell is unbearable. There has to be a solution as the city has expanded but authorities are stating that homes have come closer to dumpyard which can’t be moved. It is just not fair,” Mr Rao further said.