Burning of solid waste at Chinniyampalayam in Coimbatore continues to pose health hazard
Residents of Chinniyampalayam in Coimbatore are suffering from toxic smoke caused by the frequent open burning of municipal solid waste at a local dumping site. The issue poses health risks to the public and potential safety hazards for nearby airport operations.
Why it matters
The situation highlights critical failures in municipal waste management and the resulting environmental and public health consequences for urban residents.
Residents of Chinniyampalayam and commuters travelling along the arterial Avinashi Road in Coimbatore are forced to breathe noxious smoke of burnt plastic and other waste materials due to frequent burning of municipal solid waste.
The source of the smoke is a dumping site of the Chinniyampalayam panchayat, located around 50 metres off Avinashi Road, where garbage is being burnt even in the broad daylight.
Residents, who live close to the dumping site, say that they have become accustomed to the burning, adding that the panchayat has been following it as a garbage disposal method for several years.
Residents and commuters say that recurrent open burning of municipal solid waste at the dumping site of Chinniyampalayam panchayat in #Coimbatore is posing a health hazard. @THChennai pic.twitter.com/WFgkXtqUl2
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