Burning of tyres and plastic in jaggeryunits poses health risks to residents
This hazardous practice is triggering health risks and polluting the environment.
These fuels, though cheaper and easily available, release toxic fumes harmful to humans.
Per tonne of worn-out tyres, including plastic and other rubber waste, is readily available at a cheap rate of Rs 800 to Rs 1,200 per tonne. A number of trucks from neighbouring states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu dump such materials at the jaggery-making units of Hanur, Kollegal, and Chamarajanagar, where they are in sizable numbers.
Even though the govt is promoting more modern, electric-powered jaggery-making units under various schemes to end pollution, the jaggery producers of Chamarajanagar district still rely on the traditional firewood furnaces.
"As many of the jaggery production units started to use worn-out tyres, plastic, and other waste as a fuel source during the rainy season due to the scarcity of firewood, it is leading to toxic emissions, pollution, and health hazards to the people living in the surroundings of jaggery-making units near Chamarajanagar," said Mahadevaswamy, a villager.
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Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene general secretary Mahesh Prabhu said apart from burning tyres, there are complaints that most of the jaggery units are adulterating jaggery with sugar. He demanded that the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board officials must initiate serious action against jaggery producers found involved in using worn-out tyres, plastic, and rubber waste by conducting surprise inspections, as toxic emissions from such activities are causing lung infections, respiratory problems, and cancer-like diseases among children and elderly persons in the vicinity of jaggery-making units.
Speaking to TOI, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board environmental officer (Chamarajanagar) Savitha said burning tyres, plastic, and rubber waste in jaggery-making units is a serious offence. She said surprise inspections will be carried out by the department to check such activities in jaggery-making units, and show-cause notices will be issued. "KSPCB will also direct the local gram panchayat to curb such activities and coordinate with the Pollution Control Board to end such activities," she said.
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