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Rawatbhata Dumping Yard: Cattle Eat Plastic, Residents Breathe Smoke; A Frightening Reality.
- •The dumping yard near Rawatbhata's Shiv Colony, Chittorgarh, has created a hellish existence for residents due to stench and smoke.
- •Despite being meters from the municipal office, officials are ignoring the severe issues at the dumping yard.
- •Massive garbage piles have led to a surge in flies and mosquitoes, increasing the risk of dengue and malaria.
- •Starving cattle are forced to consume plastic and rotten waste, leading to severe health problems for the animals.
- •Burning garbage releases toxic smoke, causing asthma and respiratory issues, while also impacting electricity and water supply.
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Residents of Shiv Colony near the Rawatbhata dumping yard are forced to live a hellish life due to a massive garbage pile that breeds flies and mosquitoes, causing dengue and malaria. Additionally, municipal employees frequently set the garbage on fire, and the resulting poisonous smoke from burning plastics has led to rising complaints of asthma and breathing difficulties among locals.
The negligence of the municipality directly impacts utility services because employees throw dead animals in the open outside the dumping yard, attracting birds like egrets. These birds frequently collide with power lines while flying, causing repeated power line trips that shut down PHED lines and disrupt the city's water supply.
Hungry and helpless cattle reaching the dumping yard in search of food are forced to eat plastic and rotten garbage, leaving them vulnerable to serious diseases as they search through the waste heaps.
