Summary:
The idea of smokeless Bhogi is picking up momentum in the city with many people prefer not to burn waste and add up to the pollution ahead of Pongal.Bhogi is celebrated on the first day of the four-day Pongal festival when people burn unusable things by making a bonfire. "There were times when every street in Sirrangam would burn unused things right in front of their houses. For example, there is no check on the burning of waste near Jeeyapuram on the Karur Bypass Road. People who are in the outskirts, including daily wage labours in the MNREGA scheme, still burn the waste unmindful of its consequences. While waste disposal within the city limits was extensive, it is not so on the outskirts..