The sight of overflowing dumper bins along the roadsides has been common nowadays as residents demand additional bins in place.
More than 350 metric tonnes of municipal solid waste is generated in all the 60 wards in the corporation. However, inadequate bins and delay in clearing the garbage leads to people dumping garbage on roadsides or at places suitable for them. This leads to stench emanating in the area and the bins turn into a breeding place for mosquitoes. Also, community dogs thrive solely from the overflowing garbage that squatter in the area causing inconvenience to the residents. The issue of sanitation takes a backstage in many areas due to these problems. The corporation is least bothered in placing additional bins in thickly populated areas and the residents do not desist from indiscriminate dumping of garbage along the roadsides.
Many bins kept along the roadsides were filled with plastic materials and dumping of waste by hawkers or shopkeepers consumes most of the space. Even chopped tree branches and cardboard boxes used for packaging were dumped in the bins leading to overflowing.
Residents in many areas point out that bins starts overflowing in a day whereas it is cleaned every two or three days.
“We are forced to dump on the roads,” said residents in Suramangalam. They demanded more bins in areas where the population has increased. Corporation officials said that a proposal has been sent to the Commissioner of Municipal Administration seeking more bins and for effectively implementing the solid waste management.
