Concern over burning of unsegregated garbage in Palladam
Environmentalists are alarmed by the open dumping of unsegregated waste in Palladam and its surrounding villages. The municipality is struggling with solid waste management amid rapid urbanization, leading to harmful practices like burning plastics. Residents have reported respiratory issues due to toxic fumes and are calling for action from authorities.
- ▪Palladam Municipality is facing challenges with solid waste management due to rapid urbanization.
- ▪Environmentalists are concerned about the burning of unsegregated waste, including plastics and medical waste.
- ▪Residents have reported respiratory complications from toxic fumes resulting from the burning of waste.
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Environmentalists have raised concern over dumping of unsegregated waste in the open by Palladam Municipality and villages in the surrounding.The Palladam Municipality, which is witnessing fast urbanisation across its 18 wards, has been struggling with solid waste management. The 20 village panchayats in the ambit of Palladam Block also face the same situation.The burning of plastics is causing enormous damage to the environment, according to a representative of a farmers’ association.The burning of mattresses, pillows, plastic materials and expired medical wastes along the Noyyal river embankment at Anaipalayam has also come in for severe criticism from residents.The toxic fumes from the burning dumps are causing respiratory complications, the residents complained and urged the…
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