Dead animals, chicken feathers, medicine bottles and plastic bags found in the garbage
Lokmat News Network
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar:
The city is expanding rapidly in all directions Shendra in the east; Balapur-Gandheli, Satara-Deolai, and Walmi in the south; Waluj and Padegaon in the west; and Jatwada and Harsul-Sawangi in the north are developing swiftly as suburbs. New housing projects are coming up in these areas, and the population in societies is rising. Along with this growth, new heaps of garbage are also piling up. Waste is accumulating along roadsides, with plastic and foul odour threatening the quality of life and casting a dark shadow on urban development.
Thousands of tourists travel from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar via Harsul-Sawangi towards the world-famous Ajanta and Ellora caves. Earlier, the road near Harsul was like a bottleneck. The Harsul T-point junction has now been widened, encroachments up to Sawangi have been removed, and a cement road has made the northern gateway of the city more attractive and travel smoother. Strong connectivity has been established between Harsul-Sawangi and Chouka-Phulambri. However, the increasing garbage along the highway has become a major concern.
Morning walks difficult on Cambridge Road
From Harsul T-point to Sawangi, and along the wall of Sawangi lake, garbage is strewn everywhere . Even beyond Sawangi village, both sides of the road remain unclean. This otherwise scenic road, surrounded by hills and nature, has become unpleasant due to the stench, making morning walks unbearable.
What is found in the garbage?
Household wet and dry waste, plastic, thermocol, broken furniture, construction debris, and even medical waste are found here. This mixed waste is hazardous to the environment. Large plastic bags filled with garbage are often thrown from moving two-wheelers along the roadside.
Medicine bottles in the waste
After crossing the garbage depot ahead of Harsul police station, heaps of medicine bottles were found dumped along the lake wall. Many of these bottles had not even crossed their expiry date. It remains unclear who dumped them here and why. Used medicines, injections, and strips of tablets are also seen in the waste.
“Do not dump garbage here” board buried in garbage
On the left side of the road while entering the city from Sawangi, garbage lines have formed near the lake wall. A common practice among people commuting to the city in the morning is to carry garbage bags on two-wheelers and throw them along the roadside as soon as they reach the garbage depot stretch. Although the Gram Panchayat has put up a board saying “Do not dump garbage here,” it is unfortunate that garbage continues to pile up right beneath it.