Residents protest seeking closure of waste processing plant at Chigarenahalli

Trucks stopped for fifth day after allegations that following heavy rains leachate from the plant had contaminated water sources

For the fifth consecutive day, garbage-laden trucks were denied entry into the waste processing plant at Chigaranahalli, on the city’s outskirts.

Communities, who are staging a protest under the aegis of Nava Bengaluru Horata Samiti, alleged that leachate from the plant run by MSGP Infratech Pvt. Ltd. has contaminated water sources following the spate of heavy rains.

With residents staging a protest at Gundlahalli Cross on the way to Chigarenahalli, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had to send back 10 compactors on Monday itself.