Medical waste, chiefly utilized bottles of medicines, were recovered dumped successful an country of Kannampalayam grasslands, a unsocial situation that supports a ample assortment of birds and lesser-known species.
Two quality enthusiasts from the city, who went to a grassland country adjacent to a quarry, spotted a immense heap of aesculapian discarded erstwhile they visited the spot for birding connected Sunday (September 21, 2025).
“The aesculapian discarded appeared to person been dumped recently. If not prevented, specified dumping mightiness hap astatine much grassland areas,” said V. Chithran, a quality enthusiast and snake rescuer.
According to him, Kannampalayam grasslands is simply a favourite spot for birders arsenic they get to spot birds that usage the grassland ecosystem. Indian courser, respective types of larks, sandgrouse, francolin and lapwing are communal successful the unfastened grasslands, too lesser-known species, including Madras hedgehog.
“Industrial discarded specified arsenic styrofoam and agelong integrative covers had been recovered dumped successful bulk successful different country of the grasslands a fewer months ago. These discarded dispersed crossed the country owed to winds. Being a unsocial ecosystem that supports respective species, authorities should instrumentality steps to forestall these amerciable discarded dumping ,” said D. Gokulnath, a wildlife enthusiast-cum-photographer, who accompanied Mr. Chithran connected Sunday.
An authoritative from Kannampalayam municipality panchayat said the amerciable dumping volition beryllium checked.
