TURA: The Tura Municipal Board (TMB) is once again in the news for unsystematic dumping of garbage at its dumping ground at Rongkhon Songgital which according to residents, has again spilled over to the Christian Cemetery located below.
The Rongkhon Songgital Graveyard Committee while strongly condemning the act on Wednesday has termed it as a desecration of the graveyard, which is allegedly under 12 to 16 feet of garbage in many areas that are close to the boundary wall.
“The guard wall which was constructed recently is simply 2 feet in height and only seven to eight meters in length which is not even enough to contain a truckload of garbage,” it said.
The committee in the past had made repeated complaints against the activity and a case was even filed in the HC recently. Although the spillover stopped for a short time after the filing of the case, the residents alleged that it had once again resumed careless dumping of garbage (human waste included), which has spilled over to the middle of the cemetery adjoining it.
“The people of Rongkon Songgital can no longer tolerate such kind of mindless activities committed by the Municipal Board. We urge the concerned authorities including the government to immediately put a stop to it,” the committee demanded.