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No more garbage burning at Perungudi

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A STEP FORWARD: Corporation Commissioner Rajesh Lakhoni and Sheela Rani Chunkath, Pallikarnai expert committee convenor, at the public hearing in Chennai on Sunday.

CHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation will stop burning garbage at the Perungudi dump yard in about a fortnight, according to Corporation Commissioner Rajesh Lakhoni.

He was speaking at a public hearing organised by the expert committee on solid waste management at Pallikaranai, here on Sunday.

Responding to complaints from residents of the surrounding localities, including Thoraipakkam, Perungudi, Pallikaranai and Seevaram, of health hazards faced by them due to dumping and burning of garbage, Mr. Lakhoni said steps would be taken soon to ensure that the practice was stopped.

Mr. Lakhoni said the Corporation had appointed private security personnel to prevent dumping of garbage on roads. Four to five water tankers were parked in the dump yard more than 10 days ago to control any major fire.

Sheela Rani Chunkath, convenor, expert committee, requested residents to avoid using non-biodegradable products.

Advocate T.K. Ramkumar and R. Swaminathan, retired senior scientist, National Environment Engineering Research Institute took part.

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