Vijayawada: Wastes dumped on the embankment of the Bandar canal, particularly in Pedapulipaka and surrounding villages in the Penamaluru mandal, continue to be affect the locality.
Meanwhile, unidentified miscreants set the dumped waste on fire, thus, causing air and water pollution.
The 77.80 km Bandar is one of the major canals in the Krishna eastern delta eastern system. It serves as a source of irrigation for 1.51 lakh acres of ayacut and provides drinking water to thousands of people in villages across Krishna district.
However, lack of official vigilance has turned the canal embankment into a convenient dumping ground for garbage, including debis from demolished buildings, heaps of coconut shells, husks, fronds, and fruit wastes from vendors.
“People from outside come, dump waste, and leave. Sometimes, residents from nearby villages, especially upstream areas such as Yanamalakuduru, also dump waste on the canal embankment. This waste then falls into the canal and washes downstream,” said Govardhan Rao, a native of Peddapulipaka.
“Although sanitation workers collect garbage door-to-door from households in villages, sometimes they themselves bring the collected garbage and dump it on the canal,” he lamented.
Durinng a visit to Peddapulipaka village, TOI team saw two persons had arrived on a tractor. They started dumping demolition debris on the canal embankment but stopped when they noticed the team clicking photographs of the incident.
On the other hand, some unidentified miscreants had set a heap of garbage, including coconut shells, husks, and fronds, on fire.
Meanwhile, unidentified miscreants set the dumped waste on fire, thus, causing air and water pollution.
The 77.80 km Bandar is one of the major canals in the Krishna eastern delta eastern system. It serves as a source of irrigation for 1.51 lakh acres of ayacut and provides drinking water to thousands of people in villages across Krishna district.
However, lack of official vigilance has turned the canal embankment into a convenient dumping ground for garbage, including debis from demolished buildings, heaps of coconut shells, husks, fronds, and fruit wastes from vendors.
“People from outside come, dump waste, and leave. Sometimes, residents from nearby villages, especially upstream areas such as Yanamalakuduru, also dump waste on the canal embankment. This waste then falls into the canal and washes downstream,” said Govardhan Rao, a native of Peddapulipaka.
“Although sanitation workers collect garbage door-to-door from households in villages, sometimes they themselves bring the collected garbage and dump it on the canal,” he lamented.
Durinng a visit to Peddapulipaka village, TOI team saw two persons had arrived on a tractor. They started dumping demolition debris on the canal embankment but stopped when they noticed the team clicking photographs of the incident.
On the other hand, some unidentified miscreants had set a heap of garbage, including coconut shells, husks, and fronds, on fire.
