Udupi: Open drains in Moodubelle GP overflowing with garbage but none bothered

By Anil Moodubelle
Bellevision Media Network

Udupi, 07 Feb 2015: Belle gram panchayat (GP) near here had constructed concrete drains on either side of road from upper market to lower market. However, now heap of garbage lies in the open drains because none of them are bothered for its maintenance. The shopkeepers and restaurant owners are dumping their garbage straight into the drains and it has fully cluttered the drains already. The leftovers of tender coconut, rotten garbage and other solid waste are all dumped into drains along with effluents that has become breeding spot for mosquitoes and flies. It’s a health hazard inviting malaria, dengue fever and other contagious diseases.

 

 

Besides, the drinking water pipes that are laid in the drains carry water to homes. The effluents finds its way into cracked pipes are likely to cause water-borne diseases on unsuspecting household families.   

 

The health department seems not bothered in this regard. The slabs that were laid to cover the drains are damaged in a few spots. To sum up, Belle gram panchayat is not bothered to restore the drains for its purpose. The people are waiting when the open drains cleared of muck and garbage!