Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha and local MP Capt Amarinder Singh today demanded setting up of the waste disposal plant in the city. He said, currently all the municipal and household waste was being dumped at Bagtanwala which had turned into a huge mound about 16 feet high.He said, the garbage dump has been emitting foul smell and harmful gases which has made the life of the residents in the surrounding areas very difficult. He said, one can well imagine the plight of those people who are residing around.The former Chief Minister regretted that a city like Amritsar which is the symbol of our culture and heritage should have such a poorly maintained garbage dump which is proving to be a health hazard for its people.
Capt Amarinder reminded the Akali-BJP government about the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ of the Prime Minister saying, they should feel ashamed about the huge mound of garbage in the holy city.He said, the garbage disposal needs a permanent solution and that can be possible only with setting up waste disposal and management plant. He hoped the government will take immediate note of the issue and take urgent measures to save the people from inhaling the hazards gases emitting out of the dump.