Overflowing of garbage from bin on Vaigai North Bank Road gives tough time to residents

The constant dumping and delay in removal of the garbage from the large-sized bin along the Vaigai North Bank Road near Kuruvikaran Salai bridge have led the waste to overflow on the road releasing a bad odour. In addition to the garbage thrown into the bin by nearby locals, Corporation vehicles collecting waste from door to door also have the practice of dumping into the bin. While the bin would usually be removed every now and then, the nearby shopkeepers said that in the days following the Deepavali festival, as the volume of waste dumped into the bin increased, the waste eventually overflowed on the road. “The delay was also due to the limited number of workers and heavy downpours in the last few days,” said a roadside vendor in the area. Though the overflowing of garbage could frequently be witnessed in the bin, the constant rain for the last few days had made the situation even worse, he added. Even the workers would have a hard time handling the garbage, mostly rotten and decaying, he noted. “As the waste mostly consists of meat wastes discarded from the nearby meat shops, the decaying smell is unbearable,” he stated. Other vendors and the public felt that if bins are placed at different locations in the North Bank Road stretch, the residents and vendors could discard their waste in their nearest dustbins. “Since the number of bin is very low, when the only bin gets filled, the public starts to throw the waste on the road itself,” they added. Placing more bins could also prevent waste from being thrown into the Vaigai river, they felt. Corporation officials said they had instructed the workers to clean the garbage as soon as possible. “As the rain worsened the garbage for the workers to handle the work got delayed,” the officials added.