Panchkula residents write to Haryana CM Khattar as their ‘worst fears’ come true

Tribune News Service

Panchkula, July 5

Garbage is being burnt at the new dumping site in Jhuriwala since yesterday, causing inconvenience to those living in the vicinity.

The smoke billowing out of the site was also affecting the quality of air in trans-Ghaggar sectors, said residents, who have been up in arms against shifting of the dumping ground from Sector 23 to Jhuriwala. A resident said, “Not just the human habitation, it is also putting the lives of animals, along with the forest area around, at a risk.”

In a letter to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, the House Owners Welfare Association, Sector 25, said the fears expressed by residents regarding the MC decision to start dumping the entire solid waste of Panchkula at Jhuriwala were coming true.

“The dense smoke and polluted environment in the entire area of the trans-Ghaggar sectors due to the fire at the Jhuriwala dumping site has made the lives of over 20,000 residents miserable,” the letter read.

The residents’ body has asked the Chief Minister to issue instructions to the local civic body to stop dumping the solid waste at Jhuriwala with immediate effect.