Residents in five wards of Perambur, R.K. Nagar complain about pollution caused by fire in Kodungaiyur

Following a occurrence successful the Kodungaiyur dumpyard connected Sunday, the residents of 5 wards successful the Perambur and Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar Assembly constituencies successful northbound Chennai person complained of contamination and different nationalist wellness issues.

Ward 41 councillor B. Vimala said she had received complaints from galore residents successful her ward.

Ash particles successful food

“Residents of Ezhil Nagar, Chandrasekar Nagar, and MGR Nagar successful ward 41 were among those who had complained of pollution. Children and the aged person been the hardest-hit. Residents person besides complained of oculus irritation. Ash particles person been recovered successful food. The nationalist wellness hazard is precocious for implicit 10,000 families successful the ward,” she said.

Federation of North Chennai Residents’ Welfare Association president T.K. Shanmugham said the residents of wards 34, 35, and 37 successful the Perambur Assembly constituency, and wards 38 and 41 successful the Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar Assembly constituency had complained of contamination caused by the fire. “Residents person demanded that the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) summation surveillance to forestall fires successful the dumpyard. The GCC should instrumentality enactment against the officials liable for the fire,” helium added.

“The occurrence started astir 9.30 a.m. It occurred astir apt owed to methane state and atmospheric heat. The occurrence was reported beneath the HT lines of TANTRANSCO. It took 3 hours to enactment retired the fire. Smoke absorption took different 2 hours. Five occurrence tenders, 10 h2o lorries, and a fewer earthmovers were pressed into service. The HT enactment was switched off, and alternate proviso was provided to those substations during the operations. The GCC Joint Commissioner Health, the Regional Deputy Commissioner North, the District Fire Officer, and the Managing Director of TANTRANSCO were connected spot to coordinate the work. We are readying to behaviour a gathering with the Fire and Rescue Services to instal sprinklers to forestall fires successful dumpyards,” GCC Commissioner G.S. Sameeran said.