Residents write to MC chief, want compost pit removed

Chandigarh, March 23

Residents have written to the MC Commissioner requesting him to stop the construction of compost pit in a green belt in Sector 21 here.

The letter signed by 34 residents pointed out that the compost pit was being constructed adjacent to the houses and feared that the foul smell, which will emanate from it, would make their lives difficult.

They also claimed that the pit would occupy a large area of the green belt which otherwise was being used by children and senior citizens.

"The compost pit is being built adjacent to the back wall of my house. It will lead to foul smell and make our life tough. It is inhuman. The pit should be built in parks not in green belts," said Vibha Pandey, a Sector 21 resident.

The residents said the work was stopped after the complaint but insisted that the pit should be removed from the green belt. — TNS

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