Residents of this town are aghast against the municipal committee (MC) for dumping domestic and market waste in Gundbal grazing field.
Locals said dumping of the garbage in unscientific mannerwas hitting the main source of fodder for their livestock as the field was theonly space for grazing animal in the town.
Ishaq-bin-Nabi, apostgraduate student said, the committee was not disposing off the waste inscientific manner. “They dump it in the field near to Wular Lake,” he said.
He said the waste collected from entire Hajin was dumped inthe field. “Everyday tons of garbage is dumped in the field which has nowbecome a safe haven for dogs,” he said.
FaisalRashid, another local youth said they used to play and graze cattle in thefield in the past. “But due to fear of dogs and foul smell emanating from thegarbage, we avoid coming here now,” he said.
Another local, WaseemAhmad said last year 20 cows died in the area after consuming “some poisonoussubstance” from the garbage site.
Despite clear guidelines from National Green Tribunal (NGT)for creating scientific landfill sites, the municipal committee has notbothered to shift the existing site to some other location.
An official said there was no land available where thegarbage from the town could be safely dumped.
Municipal committee, Chairman Irshad Ahmad Wani denied theallegation of turning the grazing point into the dumping site.
“We are on job to solve the issue,” he said.