Residents of Lakshmi Nagar Extension, near Porur, are faced with the problem of garbage mounds accumulating on vacant plots. Several tonnes of garbage, including plastic covers, bottles and other nonbiodegradeable waste are being dumped on the vacant plots in this residential locality.
Besides dumping of garbage, sewage from nearby households is let into these plots, turning it into a space for mosquitoes to breed.
“The stench emanating from these garbage mounds is unbearable; the plots have become home to rodents and snakes. While passing through the stretch, motorists fling garbage or leftover food onto the plots, from moving vehicles. Stray dogs drag the leftover food onto the streets,” says Kamatchi Ramalingam, a resident.
“Most of the land owners are living abroad. If they install proper fences around their plots, such problems could be reduced,” says Ravi, a staff at a nearby school.
Members of a few residents’ welfare associations in the neighbourhood have spoken to the plot owners, asking them to take necessary action. A few owners have fenced their lands and removed the garbage and debris. The Association has reported the issue to Corporation officials. As a result, conservancy staff collect the trash from a few plots. Residents complain that though the conservancy staff remove the garbage, the problem persists, as garbage continues to be dumped there.
