Public representatives discuss solid waste management issues at Jawaharnagar dump yard
Public representatives gathered at a Town Hall meeting to address solid waste management issues at the Jawaharnagar dump yard. Concerns were raised about pollution, health risks, and the lack of corporate responsibility from the concessionaire firm. Various lawmakers called for decentralization of waste management and immediate action to mitigate the negative impacts on the community.
- ▪The meeting was organized by the Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation.
- ▪MP Eatala Rajender suggested decentralizing waste management by establishing smaller processing facilities.
- ▪MLA Ch. Malla Reddy criticized the concessionaire for failing to fulfill their Corporate Social Responsibility commitments.
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The Town Hall meeting organised by Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation with public representatives from the corporation’s purview experienced heat over the management of the solid waste management facility at Jawaharnagar, and the pollution it is causing.Member of Parliament from Malkajgiri, Eatala Rajender, noting that development is everybody’s responsibility, suggested decentralisation of solid waste management through establishment of processing facilities of smaller scale all around the city.Medchal MLA Ch. Malla Reddy lambasted the concessionaire firm, saying not even three paise are being spent by them under the Corporate Social Responsibility while their promise was ₹35 crore.
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