Bandhwari landfill a photo-op before polls: Gurugram residents living in shadow of garbage dump
Haryana's Bandhwari village on the Gurugram-Faridabad border, home to one of the largest landfill sites in the country, elections mean politicians visiting the garbage hill for «photo-ops» and making «mountains of promises». The locals, meanwhile, continue to struggle with contaminated water; diseases, including difficulty breathing; loss of business, and much more.
Since its inception in 2010, the Bandhwari dumpsite has become a major waste repository in the region, receiving more than 2,000 tonnes per day (TPD) of mixed waste — 1,400 TPD from Gurugram and 600 TPD from Faridabad. Unfortunately, only a small fraction of the waste generated by the two cities is processed.
«In the last few years, during summer and monsoon, it became increasingly difficult to even sit outside our homes. If the wind blows from the dumpsite to the village, one can't even breathe. The waste has also contaminated the water in the area. From the dumpsite, it seeps into valleys and abandoned mines and contaminates the groundwater. We can't even bathe in the water that comes from the village borewells,» Sumit Rawat, a villager, told PTI.
«Everytime there is an election, politicians come, take photos and announce that the dump would be removed but they are just mountains of promises,» he said.
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