Sandeep Rana

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 9

In a major relief to Dadu Majra residents and commuters, Chandigarh Smart City Limited has started work on constructing a 15-foot-high boundary wall around the waste dumping ground. It is aimed at stopping leachate coming from the dumping ground on the road and the residential area.

The work started a week ago and has a three-month deadline. Harjinder Singh, chairman of the Dadu Majra Residents Welfare Association, said, “The leachate often comes on the road and is risky for commuters. It also causes foul smell in the area. If built properly, the wall will rid people of the leachate of rainwater entering the area from the dumping ground. However, the construction of this wall has left no scope for the widening of this narrow road.” In June, there was more trouble for residents as dirty water from the waste dump flooded the nearby street at Dadu Majra after a part of the then existing old boundary wall gave way.

‘Will rid people of leachate’

Leachate often comes on the road and is risky for commuters. It also causes foul smell in the area. If built properly, the wall will rid people of the leachate of rainwater.—Harjinder Singh, Chairman of the Dadu Majra RWA

Work underway on war footing

The work is going on a war footing. The 15-foot-high boundary wall will not let any trash or dirty water enter the residential area. It will be a big respite for people.

— Ravi Kant Sharma, Mayor

Residents living close to the boundary wall are having a tough time as rain and dirty water flowing from the dump compounds their problem. Bike riders often skid due to slippery conditions caused by the leachate.

“The work is going on a war footing. The 15-foot-high boundary wall will not let any trash or dirty water enter the residential area. It will be a big respite for people,” said Mayor Ravi Kant Sharma. NP Sharma, General Manager, Smart City, said the work would be completed in three months.

The work is part of the sanitary landfill site project being undertaken by Smart City through a private agency at Dadu Majra. The 8-acre site will be used for dumping non-recyclable solid waste generated in the city. The site will be covered with another boundary wall. The waste dumped there will be covered at all times. No foul smell will be generated at the site. The leachate, which comes on the road and the neighbouring colony, would be treated and sent through the sewerage. It will be done in a scientific way and there will be no pollution, according to officials.