Over 100 litres of water used to douse massive fire at Dadumajra landfill in Chandigarh
The incident took place on the very day the Chandigarh administration assured the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the Dadumajra landfill would be fully cleared.
The fire was massive, but fortunately no one was reported hurt in the process of dousing it, said Gurmeet Singh, sub-fire officer of the fire station in sector 38. (Representational Photo) More than 100 litres of water was used to douse a massive fire that broke out at the Dadumajra garbage dump in Chandigarh on Saturday, the very day the Chandigarh administration assured the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the landfill would be fully cleared.
The fire was massive, but fortunately no one was reported hurt in the process of dousing it, said Gurmeet Singh, sub-fire officer of the fire station in sector 38.
Counsel representing the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation said in the court that 40,000 metric tonnes of legacy waste had already been removed from the site and that the remaining two lakh tonnes would be cleared by May 31. He also claimed that no new garbage was being dumped at the site. But one can still see mountains of trash covering acres upon acres of land. “We’ve been living in filth for decades,” said Dayal Krishna, a longtime resident. “The dumping ground has made our lives miserable—physically, socially, and emotionally.”
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