On hearing this, officers and public representatives rushed to the spot and brought it under control with water. Jagran
Jagran Correspondent, Rudrapur. After the fire on the garbage on Sidkul slope, people of the surrounding areas started having burning sensation in their eyes and difficulty in breathing. When the population of about eight thousand started feeling uneasy, anger erupted. Enraged people gathered and started protesting.
As soon as the information was received, MLA Shiv Arora reached the spot, called RM SIDCUL and Municipal Commissioner Shipra Joshi to the spot and informed them about the situation and got water sprinkled. After a long time, the fire in the garbage heap could be controlled. Here, the Municipal Commissioner has now ordered an investigation into where such a huge pile of garbage came from and who set it on fire.
Late Saturday evening, people in Sidkul Dhal, Jagatpura and Housing Development areas started feeling difficulty in breathing and burning sensation in eyes. On this, many people from nearby gathered on the road. From children to the elderly, they started complaining to each other about burning sensation in the eyes. It was suspected that inflammable substance had leaked in some company of SIDCUL. Due to fear, people reached Atriya Road. Where he started performing. MLA Shiv Arora also reached there on information.
When they got the investigation done, it was found that the heap of garbage collected on the Sidewalk slope was on fire. After this, the MLA called Municipal Commissioner Shipra Joshi and RM SIDCUL Manish Bisht to the spot and expressed the suspicion of the garbage being in SIDCUL. Both the officers first brought the fire under control by calling for water tankers. People heaved a sigh of relief after the water was sprinkled. The MLA has directed the RM of SIDCUL and the MNA of the Municipal Corporation to ensure that this does not happen again in future.
There was a report of fire in the garbage heap. There is no leakage from the factory. The municipal corporation collects the waste from the factory. Only the Municipal Corporation will be able to give more information. -Manish Bisht, SDM, Rudrapur, people are in trouble after the garbage fire near Sidkul Dhal. It will be investigated where the garbage is from. A team has been sent for this. - Shipra Joshi, MNA, Municipal Corporation