Local body spreading pollution

Bhimavaram: The Bhimavaram Municipality is spreading pollution by irresponsible dumping of garbage on canal bund and burning the same without caring for public health.

With no dumping yard, the municipality has been dumping garbage onto the Yanamadurru bund. Though the act of the officials is harmful to public health, the governing council is maintaining silence over the issue.

People are afraid of spread of diseases, as the local body also burning the garbage. The smoke billowing out from the garbage is harmful for health, they complain.

The garbage includes harmful plastic and by burning the garbage, chances of respiratory diseases spread along with smoke, they protest.

The Yanamadurru bund was developed with several crores of rupees as part of Delta modernisation.

The irrigation officials who are supposed to question the act of municipality also failed to initiate action against the dumping of garbage on bunds.