Petition seeks ban on garbage dumping at Maruthamalai foothills
The Hindu
A non-governmental organisation on Tuesday petitioned Electricity Minister V. Senthil Balaji, Coimbatore District Collector and District Forest Officer of Coimbatore Forest Division seeking immediate
A non-governmental organisation on Tuesday petitioned Electricity Minister V. Senthil Balaji, Coimbatore District Collector and District Forest Officer of Coimbatore Forest Division seeking immediate ban on dumping of garbage by Somaiyampalayam panchayat at Maruthamalai foothills.
The NGO, Aaniver Organisation, also wanted authorities to shift the waste dumped at the foothills to another designated dump yard or waste management facility.
R. Santhakumar, founder of the organisation, said that the place where garbage is dumped by the panchayat is situated close to the forest boundary and many animals including elephants use it as a transit path.