ludhiana the garbage hills that have accumulated near kakka village on tajpur road posing health risks to area residents may finally get some solution the municipal corporation mc said it will float tenders before march to lift garbage after a2z group which had signed agreement with the civic body 2011 for 25 years had called off operations on february 4 the waste processing plant at the main garbage dump site near kakka village is not working this has resulted in garbage getting accumulated every day since thenmunicipal commissioner pradeep sabharwal said they process the garbage soon and that tenders will be floated soon as garbage hills are becoming prominent at the site many residents especially social workers and those involved in public infrastructure and services said the situation is unprecedented daily about 1100 metric tonnes garbage is collected from city by the agency concerned and dumped at the main dumping site as there has been no processing of garbage for last around 45 days 1520 lakh metric tonnes must have been accumulated there i asked a delhibased garbage management company about the time it will take to process this much garbage and they told me five to six years for proper processing that too if they work on it round the clock said kumar gaurav a social activist who went to the site a few weeks ago even after a2z called off operations small garbage collectors do collect garbage from homes i heard that partner of a2z provided 3435 vehicles to lift garbage from dumping sites from each ward they are still collecting the garbage and dropping it at the main dumping site but the problem is with processing not many are ready to do it as money is in lifting garbage from dumps in 95 wards and dropping it at the main dumping site he added the social activist said because of garbage the people living in the area are facing respiratory issues due to air pollution and water and soil are also getting affected badly he added that it is also becoming dangerous as 100150 stray dogs have started foraging garbage for foodthese dumps are bigger than karnal bypass dumps where garbage from delhi is dumped he added meanwhile those involved in development of infrastructure and services said the mc can earn money if it manages garbage well kapil arora president of council of engineers which highlights issues related to public infrastructure and services said it is nuisance and main source of air soil and water pollution especially during rainy season when toxic substances from dump seep into the soil if they manage garbage in scientific manner 7075 problem will be solved firstly the garbage has to be separated into biodegradable and nonbiodegradable from its source during doortodoor collection after that biodegradable stuff can be used for making of manure and methane gas which is used for electricity generation as it is being done in some cities of the country apart from manure electricity generation gobar gas