Mussoorie stinks as waste recycling unit stays shut
The issue has cropped up even after the town was ranked highest among small cities in Swachh Survekshan 2024 in Uttarakhand.
"There has been heaps of garbage at the MRF centre located down below for months. The stench is unbearable, and we fear that it might make us ill," said a resident near the IDH building, requesting anonymity.
Sudhir Langrasu from Laxman Puri, about a km away, said, "We cannot even open our windows because of the stench."
The MRF on Tehri bypass road collects all waste from the town. Wet waste is to be processed at a biomethane plant to generate electricity, while dry waste is segregated and sold. However, the plant is currently non-functional, and waste segregation has stopped.
Mussoorie Municipal Council's executive officer, Tanveer Marwah, confirmed the issues, citing the plant operator's failure to run the facility. "We canceled their contract and will float a fresh tender. Another agency managing the MRF also failed to perform, and we've issued a notice," he said.
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