Raja Syed Rather
Ganderbal, July 22 (KNO): The failure of administration to arrange a garbage dumping facility here has evoked widespread resentment among the locals as heaps of domestic and market waste could be seen lying scattered across the town.
Locals told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that this central Kashmir’s Ganderbal town has been turned into a garbage dumping site with heaps of garbage present on the roadside in many areas including the main market due to the non-availability of any proper garbage dumping site.
According to locals, the garbage being collected by Municipal Committee Ganderbal (MCG) from various areas is also being dumped on the road outside Central University Green campus that emanates foul smell, thus making the pedestrian movement difficult.
“Dogs are always seen in many areas as they keep searching for food in these dumps, posing a threat to locals particularly students,” said a local resident, adding that the heaps of garbage have also become breeding grounds for insects.
“The authorities have turned a blind eye towards this issue. Many times, authorities do not lift garbage from the place,” they said.
“The garbage emanates foul smell and has become a health hazard for the people. It also attracts dogs, cattle and insects,” a local said.
They later appealed the concerned authorities to look into the matter at an earliest—(KNO)
