Sec 70 residents live amid stench

Akash Ghai

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Tribune News Service

Mohali, August 6

Residents of Sector 70, who are staying on the periphery of Mataur village, are forced to live in unhygienic surroundings as an open space in their locality is being used as an unauthorised dumping yard here.

The space, which belongs to the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (near Vivek High School), is being used to dump cow dung by some residents of Mataur, garbage by waste collectors and building material, including sand and bricks, by some local shopkeepers.

“Apart from this, several people throw their waste in the area, which raises stink here,” said Gurkirpal Singh Mann, a local resident.

Mann, who was miffed at the inaction by the local administration despite repeated complaints, has also approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court in this regard.

“On July 19, the High Court had already issued directions to the local administration, including the Mohali Municipal Corporation Commissioner, to take appropriate action within a span of four weeks. So far, nothing has been done by the authorities concerned,” claimed Mann.

Earlier, the High Court had asked the Mohali DC and the SSP in May to start action against cattle owners to check the hazard. Now the authorities have put two dustbins there, following which it has become an unauthorised dumping yard, said the residents.

“It has become a breeding ground for mosquitoes and other insects,” said Sukhdev Singh, another resident.

“Sanitary condition has worsened here. Due to the presence of Mataur village in the sector, nearby localities seem to be some rural belt. Mataur falls under the Mohali MC limits and corporation officials should pay extra attention to the areas having villages around them. Nobody seems to be bothered here,” rued Sukhdev.

The residents demanded that the MC should initiate action immediately in this regard and get the area neat and clean.

Dumping ground

The space, which belongs to the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (near Vivek High School), is being used to dump cow dung by some residents of Mataur, garbage by waste collectors and building material, including sand and bricks, by some local shopkeepers.