Councillors seek relocation of Vendipalayam compost yard in Erode
Erode city councillors are demanding the relocation of the Vendipalayam compost yard due to concerns over groundwater contamination. The Corporation Commissioner stated that new waste management rules and a planned bio-CNG plant will mitigate these environmental issues.
Why it matters
This reflects the challenges of urban waste management and the tension between municipal infrastructure and environmental health in growing Indian cities.
Corporation Commissioner Arpit Jain on Wednesday (July 29, 2026) said the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, mandate segregation of waste at source, and its scientific processing, which would reduce the quantity of garbage dumped at the Vendipalayam compost yard. He was responding to councillors’ concerns over alleged groundwater contamination around the yard and their demand for its relocation.
At the council meeting, chaired by Mayor S. Nagarathinam, Ward 60 councillor K. Dhandapani said municipal solid waste had been dumped at the yard for over 60 years. Alleging that leachate had contaminated groundwater, turning it yellowish, he urged the Corporation to relocate the yard.
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