In Moshi, 3,000 residents hit by toxic smoke and bad water

Pune | Wednesday | 27th March, 2019

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“The zonal office is developing an 18-metre wide road that will pass through the quarry near River Residency. And the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has moved to take action against scrap vendors who are dumping and burning waste in the area. “We brought her back home here only after she turned 3.”The dumping and burning of waste has triggered a cascade of health problems among residents here. But the dumping resumes after a break of few days.”Officials said action will be initiated against scrap vendors in the area who are responsible for causing pollution. One resident has even died due to dengue,” Guttikonda said.Sandeep Thorat, another resident, said: “The water accumulated through the rainwater harvesting (RWH) is stored in a quarry near the society..