Lakkapuram panchayat dumps garbage along Erode-Karur road as it has no permanent disposal facility
The Lakkapuram Village Panchayat is dumping household waste along a state highway due to the lack of a permanent waste disposal facility. Residents and motorists have criticized the practice, which has persisted for years as the panchayat struggles to find a sustainable solution.
Why it matters
This illustrates the critical challenges of waste management and urban planning in rapidly growing rural-urban fringe areas in India.
Unable to identify a permanent facility for scientific disposal of solid waste, the Lakkapuram Village Panchayat in Modakkurichi taluk has begun dumping household waste near the Erode (East) Regional Transport Office on Erode–Karur Road (SH-84), drawing criticism from residents and motorists.
According to the 2011 Census, the panchayat has a population of 9,739 and over 3,200 households across 12 wards. The local body has for years struggled to find a suitable facility for scientific processing and disposal of municipal solid waste.
The panchayat has shifted its dumping ground several times in recent years. For months, waste was dumped on the Cauvery riverbed near Parisalthurai. Following reports in The Hindu in 2022, the dumping ground was shifted to a vacant parcel near the railway track. However, the move was abandoned after residents objected, prompting the panchayat to use a burial ground along Karur Main Road.
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