Belgaum: The Commissioner of the Belgaum City Corporation has filed a caveat in the Karnataka High Court in anticipation of writ petitions being filed against the corporation by the gram panchayats of Turmuri and three other villages. Land in or around these villages has been identified as a garbage dump for solid waste generated in Belgaum city.

Official sources said here on Monday that the Deputy Commissioner of Belgaum granted 10 acres for the garbage dump in Turmuri village last November. Another 56 acres and 36 guntas in the same village was granted in February this year.

But, the villagers are opposing the proposal to dump garbage there on the grounds that it would pollute land, air and water. The villagers have already submitted memorandums to the corporation opposing the proposal. Pariyavarni, a pro-environmental group led by Srihari Kugaji, is supporting the villagers.

Given that the villagers are prepared to move the court against the corporation, the Commissioner filed the caveat praying for an opportunity to be heard before the court passes any interim order against it.

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