Those residing in villages surrounding garbage units complain of increased respiratory disorders due to frequent fires at these units.
This is in addition to the stench which they are forced to live with every day.
B.T. Raghavendra Prasad, a villager and activist, alleged that during the recent fire in Chigarenahalli in August, an elderly woman suddenly fell ill and died. The BBMP refused to attribute the death to the fire. But she suffered from incessant cough before she died, he alleged.
“Not just her, many people have fallen sick in the last few months. Even small children have developed incessant cough after the recent fire,” Rajesh, another local alleged.
Anil Kumar, president, Doddatogooru gram panchayat, near the Bingipura plant said that apart from living under constant fear as to when a new fire would break out, it has led to increased respiratory disorders in the area.
“The number of patients with asthma and dengue has increased exponentially,” he said.
Health camps
The government recently put up health camps in the villages after the recent protests against Gundlahalli plant and Bingipura landfill. However, this has given little respite, complain villagers.
