People warming themselves by burning garbage in the morning in Gomti Nagar.
Due to increasing cold in Lucknow, incidents of burning of garbage like bonfire are coming to light at many places including Gomti Nagar.
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Near Gomti Nagar’s Telecom Office, Vikas Khand and Patrakarpuram, Municipal Corporation sanitation workers are collecting garbage and burning it to save themselves from the cold. People walking in the morning are facing a lot of trouble due to the smoke rising from this garbage.
NGT has banned
People warming themselves by burning garbage in the morning near the Telecom office of Gomti Nagar.
To save the city from pollution, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned burning of garbage. Despite this, due to the negligence of the Municipal Corporation, this rule is being completely ignored. Despite the provision of penalty for burning garbage, no strict action is being taken.
Demand for immediate ban on burning of garbage
The effect of cold is increasing, but the Municipal Corporation has not yet made arrangements for bonfires in public places. Under compulsion, people and sanitation workers are saving themselves from the cold by burning garbage.
Greater Lucknow Jankalyan Mahasamiti has demanded the Municipal Corporation to stop burning of bonfires in different parts of the city and has appealed to immediately stop burning of garbage.
Dangers of pollution increased
The smoke emanating from burning garbage is not only increasing pollution but is also proving dangerous for the health of the people living nearby. Experts say the increase in pollution levels during winter can cause breathing problems.
Social organizations have demanded that the Municipal Corporation should soon take concrete steps and make proper arrangements for bonfires during the winter season so that pollution and health problems can be prevented.
