SILCHAR, Aug 16: Chronic problem of garbage in Silchar had multiplied in the recent times as the residents of the trenching ground in Meherpur area had resisted the municipality workers to dump the garbage there.
Problem was so acute that Administrator of Silchar Municipality Board Supriyo Dutta, in a letter to the Deputy Commissioner, had sought police force under the supervision of a magistrate so that the municipality workers could discharge their duties. Deputy Commissioner Gautam Ganguly, told The Sentinel that police force had escorted six trucks loaded with garbage to the trenching ground. The inhabitants of the trenching ground, particularly some women tried to resist the workers but ultimately they had to give up. “We need not apply force”, Dutta said.
Last week, the Rangirkhari police escorted the trucks, tractors and excavators carrying garbage to dump at the trenching ground, but the local inhabitants, all belonging to the Naga community, put up resistance. A number of trucks loaded with garbage were stranded in the municipality office, thus creating hygiene problem.
It is to be noted that 23 Naga families, all workers of the municipality, were given shelter last year, in one corner of the trenching ground measuring at least 60 bighas. But eventually, people from the Naga community from various parts of the district started to reside there and at present not less than 63 families are residing in the ground meant for dumping garbage. For the last couple of years, the Nagas refused to let the municipality dump garbage and were in direct confrontation with the Municipality Board. The case ultimately rolled to the court. The next hearing will be held on August 28. The erstwhile chairperson of the Board Bithika Dev, who is also the MLA of Silchar, tried to settle the issue out of court, but she failed. As a matter of fact, Silchar town produce 70 tonnes of garbage per day. THE SENTINEL
Problem was so acute that Administrator of Silchar Municipality Board Supriyo Dutta, in a letter to the Deputy Commissioner, had sought police force under the supervision of a magistrate so that the municipality workers could discharge their duties. Deputy Commissioner Gautam Ganguly, told The Sentinel that police force had escorted six trucks loaded with garbage to the trenching ground. The inhabitants of the trenching ground, particularly some women tried to resist the workers but ultimately they had to give up. “We need not apply force”, Dutta said.
Last week, the Rangirkhari police escorted the trucks, tractors and excavators carrying garbage to dump at the trenching ground, but the local inhabitants, all belonging to the Naga community, put up resistance. A number of trucks loaded with garbage were stranded in the municipality office, thus creating hygiene problem.
It is to be noted that 23 Naga families, all workers of the municipality, were given shelter last year, in one corner of the trenching ground measuring at least 60 bighas. But eventually, people from the Naga community from various parts of the district started to reside there and at present not less than 63 families are residing in the ground meant for dumping garbage. For the last couple of years, the Nagas refused to let the municipality dump garbage and were in direct confrontation with the Municipality Board. The case ultimately rolled to the court. The next hearing will be held on August 28. The erstwhile chairperson of the Board Bithika Dev, who is also the MLA of Silchar, tried to settle the issue out of court, but she failed. As a matter of fact, Silchar town produce 70 tonnes of garbage per day. THE SENTINEL
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