
Slushy earth hampers operations at Vellalore dump yard in Coimbatore
The Hindu
The yard sees 200 lorry trips of waste dumped in the open a day
The recent rains have hampered operations at the Coimbatore Corporation’s dump yard in Vellalore.
Sources said that after almost every rain, the ground turned slushy at the yard. This was more so at the 200 acre where the Corporation dumped waste in the open. The slushy earth makes it difficult for the lorries to move in and out, as the vehicles get stuck particularly when they are fully packed with waste.
Therefore, on rainy days and for a few days thereafter the Corporation lets in only one lorry at a time into the site to dump waste and exit the place.

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