mangaluru water contamination in open wells bore wells and lakes in and around garbage dump yard of mangaluru city corporation mcc in pachayady is posing a serious health hazard for those living in the vicinitywhile water in many wells in the village is not potable the sewage from the dump yard also has polluted nearby streams and lakes district minister kota shrinivas poojary after holding discussions with officials has decided to seek government sanction to make sewage treatment plant at pachanady functional national institute of karnataka nitk surathkal will soon conduct a study to implement a permanent solution for the problemmoodbidri mla umanath kotial brought the problems of people in pachanady to the notice of the minister the mla said the leachate from the garbage dump yard may also affect the multivillage drinking water project of gurupur river at maravoor the minister said he will seek rs 5 crore fund from the government for the restoration of sewage treatment plant stp of mccs dump yard pachanady residents have been complaining about water contamination due to the inefficient functioning of stp in the dump yard officials of the mcc and other departments have been directed to consider the issue seriously and take necessary steps the minister told officials he added that the technical snags in stp will be rectified and the unit will be made functional within a month meanwhile nitk will prepare a plan through a study to find a permanent solution to prevent pollution of water resources in the area he said mcc deputy commissioner santhosh kumar said an action plan will be prepared based on nitks report and works will be taken up in a phased manner