Experts Submit Report on Pacchanady: Will there be a Permanent Solution?

Experts Submit Report on Pacchanady: Will there be a Permanent Solution?

August 22: After the garbage dumped at Pacchadady had flown into residential area and also into houses of several people living close by due to heavy rainfall, Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) has now taken up work to build a temporary retaining wall to prevent the flow of garbage into a rivulet at Kanjiradi in Mandara near Pacchanady. The work on the wall is in progress and will ensure that the waste water from garbage will not pollute the stream.
24 families which were affected have been shifted to the Karnataka Housing Board apartments at Baithurli-Neermarga area.
The flow of garbage over a distance of one kilometre, has polluted all surface water sources of nearby houses. About 12 acres of farm land has been destroyed due to the sliding of garbage. Arecanut, coconut, banana, pepper crops are also damaged in the farm lands. Open wells, ponds and other water bodies in the nearby areas too have been polluted.

Experts from Salem, IISc, Bengaluru, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), Geological Survey of India (GSI), Geo Marine Institute (GMI), NITK, Surathkal and from Coimbatore have visited the spot and submitted a report. Based on the report, MCC will initiate permanent measures to ensure that such incidents do not recur.
The report has mentioned to completely clear the landfill site and reclaim the land. Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil S has promised to appoint a nodal officer to work on the permanent solution.