Petition says dumping ground claimed 22 lives, NGT seeks reply from admin, pollution board

Meerut | Friday | 18th January, 2019

Summary:

Apart from that, highly toxic Kali River in which industrial waste of the region is discarded also flows quietly nearby. This act of dumping of solid wastes and other harmful material has caused contamination of the ground water in the entire area, resulting in over 22 deaths in this and nearby villages. Meerut: For years now, thousands of residents of Gawri and neighbouring villages on the outskirts of Meerut are paying the price for rapid development of the city. We are fed up.”On September 14, 2017, Allahabad High Court had given 90-day notice to the civic authorities to clear the mound. Everyone wants that garbage should be cleared but it has to be dumped somewhere.”.