MCG dumping site near SPR lacks infra
Gurugram, March 20 -- A prescribed dumping ground near the South Peripheral Road in Sector 70, Gurugram is reportedly holding waste from at least 15 wards without basic infrastructure, such as boundary walls or demarcation, said residents.
The site, located along a main road, has multiple open waste piles containing plastic, food, paper and sanitary waste, attracting flies and stray cattle, HT saw during a visit on Tuesday. "At least 60-62 trucks come to the ground to dump waste from various locations," said the area's senior sanitation inspector, requesting anonymity.
HT found sanitation workers operating without protective gear such as gloves or boots. "We are used to it now. The smell and dirt don't bother me anymore," said a worker at the site, who oversees incoming trucks, manages dumping of waste onto the ground, and clears spillover from vehicles.
"The smell from the dumping pit is very bad, especially during nights when the wind blows. We also have flies and mosquitoes here," a local living near the ground said.
A superviser who works at the dumping yard, on the condition of anonymity, admitted to the smell from the dumping yard, but claimed that they have not received any complaints from the societies nearby.
The MCG told HT on Wednesday that work on constructing boundary walls around these yards is being carried out in phases. "The department has constructed boundary walls in five such secondary collection sites. Tenders for the remaining sites have been floated," said MCG executive engineer Sunder Sheoran....
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