Amid growing concerns over rampant menace of indiscriminate dumping of garbage on the banks of river Godavari in Bhadrachalam, the authorities have identified six acre land near Manubothula Cheruvu area for developing a dumping yard under the major gram panchayat limits.
The transfer of all the revenue villages of Bhadrachalam mandal, barring the Bhadrachalam revenue village, to Andhra Pradesh last year has left the temple town devoid of a dumping yard.
The site, which was earlier used as a dumping yard on Yetapaka road, has become part of Andhra Pradesh ever since the two Telugu States came into being.
Since then, the problem of garbage disposal has assumed enormous proportion for want of dumping site and adequate sanitation staff in the major gram panchayat of Bhadrachalam.
The unabated dumping of garbage on the riverbed has become a matter of grave concern ahead of the Godavari Pushkaralu, which is expected to attract lakhs of devotees to the temple town next month.
The move to develop a dumping yard under Bhadrachalam gram panchayat limits was necessitated due to the absence of a dumping site in the temple town, which is gearing up to host the mega event next month.
Meanwhile, the temple authorities have mooted a proposal to introduce eco-friendly paper carry bags at the designated prasadam sale counters in the temple complex from next month coinciding with Godavari Pushkaralu. A plan is on the anvil to develop a dumping yard on six acre land near Manubothula Cheruvu locality under the Bhadrachalam gram panchayat limits to ensure scientific disposal of garbage, said R. Anjaiah, Revenue Divisional Officer, Bhadrachalam.
With the problem of garbage disposal assuming enormous proportion, officials have identified land near Manubothula Cheruvu to be developed as dumping yard
