A gem of a city Dharwad is being destroyed because of over development, careless handling of trash and indifferent people. Dhawad is experiencing pollution on every aspect. The most noticeable is air pollution because it's large scale. The cause is trash burning at HDMC yard close to JSS campus. As I know trash-burning has been happening over the past 4 years. Between October and March east-west winds blow smoke right into the city which gets trapped in the valleys and vegetation affecting thousands of people and, animals too. The acrid smoke causes nose and eye burn. Chances are high that the smoke contains carcinogens and other poisonous matter which can lead to serious health issues. HDMC advises people not to burn trash, but the corporation itself is involved in large scale pollution. How ironic!
Here are a few photos of smoke raising from the yard and moving over the city. During cold weather smoke clings close to the ground and takes a lot of time to disperse.
I have emailed the HDMC Commissioner, Pollution Control Board and Mr. Arvind Bellad the current MLA. Let's see how long they need to respond to this serious issue.
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