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Time of India
5 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Garbage Crisis Persists in Zone 5 and 6 Despite Chennai Enviros Early Start
Chennai: At least five city zones with over 40lakh residents continue to grapple with mounting garbage as GCC conservancy workers continue their stand-off with Greater Chennai Corporation since the past one week. The issue continues across five city zones, with over 3,000 conservancy workers boycotting both protest and work. Affected areas include Raja Muthaiah road, Chintadripet, and Wall tax road (Zones 5 & 6), parts of Ambattur such as Mogappair east and Collector Nagar (Zone 7), Anna Nagar (Zone 8), and Teynampet (Zone 9). You Can Also Check: Chennai AQI | Weather in Chennai | Bank Holidays in Chennai | Public Holidays in Chennai Despite private contractor Chennai Enviros (Ramky) starting operations ahead of the official Oct 8 deadline, garbage accumulation persists. With nearly 1,200tonnes of waste generated every day across 29 wards in these two zones, an estimated 6,000tonnes of uncollected garbage remain piled up, leaving residents frustrated. Chennai Enviros, signed a contract with the GCC on June 10, was given 120 days to begin full operations, along with an additional 110 days for stabilization. However, following an urgent request from GCC due to service disruption caused by ongoing protests by the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) workers, the contractor began phased garbage collection this week. On Wednesday, Chennai enviros deployed 54 refuse compactors, including 4 large (18cu.m) ones, 12 electric mechanical sweepers, 10 small tippers, 20 eight-tonne trucks, and 10 JCBs. A workforce of around 2,800 conservancy workers was mobilised to handle manual sweeping, mechanical cleaning, and transportation. Project Head of Chennai Enviros, Parisutham Vedamuthu, said, "Garbage collection began in four wards on Wednesday, where 1,400tonnes of garbage was collected. Another six will be covered by the end of the week." He added, "Waste clearance will be streamlined in a day or two," adding that equipment is being sourced on demand. The company is currently covering door-to-door collection using 150 temporary two-tonne vehicles, mostly Tata Aces, in place of Battery-Operated Vehicles (BOVs). Only 238 BOVs are available so far, against the 1,300 needed for full deployment. Residents, however, remain deeply concerned. "We understand the problems faced by the conservancy workers, but the people are suffering. In Egmore, waste hasn't been cleared for days. We're forced to dump garbage near bins," said T Madhu, a resident of Kennet Lane. "GCC should take responsibility and ensure garbage is collected on time. The refuse accumulated in Raja Muthiah road near Ripon building has now drawn stray cattle, with foul stench and cattle menace this would worsen if not cleared by Monsoon." said M Krishnan, a resident of Kumarappa street. Zone 6 Chairperson, R Saritha, said, "The private contractor usually starts their work by 6:30 am and winds up by 1:30 pm. However, due to large garbage accumulations, the work hours have been extended till 5:30 pm. GCC has provided an additional 10 BOVs per division to the contractor. Garbage will soon be cleared at the earliest in all the wards in Zone 5 and 6."
New Indian Express
22-04-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Social boycott of SCs ends as both sides reach peace in Andhra
KAKINADA: A social boycott against the Scheduled Caste (SC) community has ended with both sides agreeing to cooperate and live peacefully in Mallam village of Pithapuram Assembly constituency in Kakinada district on Monday. The two groups reached an understanding through a six-point formula, including the unanimous withdrawal of a social boycott. A peace committee has been constituted by the Kakinada Collector to resolve tensions between upper-caste and Dalit communities. Collector S Shan Mohan said that the Kakinada RDO, Pithapuram tahsildar, circle inspector, and social welfare officer visited the village, spoke to both communities, and facilitated the formation of the committee. The committee comprises six members from the SC community and five from the upper community. The committee warned that cases would be filed against outsiders trying to incite hatred through social media. The members also stated that they would resolve future issues peacefully in the presence of officials. They agreed not to resort to any social boycott. Meanwhile, CPI leader T Madhu visited the village and demanded that Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan visit and announce compensation for Pallapu Sureshbabu, a Dalit man who died by electrocution on April 16 while working at a house of an upper-caste family.
