Dump yard gives pilots the heebie-jeebies

Bangalore: Scavenging birds hovering above the Mavallipura garbage dump pose a grave threat to the fighter jets that will zoom at the Aero India show being held from February 9-13.
S V Ranganath, chief secretary, heading the committee on preparations for the aero show, expressed his concern at the Mavallipura garbage dump. "With most of the aircraft flying low, the garbage dump here needs to be cleared on a war-footing," he said.
Mavallipura is the biggest garbage dump in north Bangalore and is 4 km from the Indian Air Force station in Hunasamaranahalli, where the aero show will be held. The station is also a few kilometres from the Bengaluru International Airport (BIA). The garbage dump is also close to the Central Industrial Security Force (CRPF) unit.
BBMP and hotels use Mavallipura as a dump yard for wastes. "More than 100 truck loads of garbage is dumped here every day. Repeated requests and protests by the locals has bee in in vain. It has been very difficult for us to live with the garbage and the stench," said A H Ananda, a resident of Rajanakunte, close to Mavallipura.
The preparation committee has issued directives to BBMP and Bangalore Urban district authorities to clear the garbage.
01/02/11 Anil Kumar M/Times of India

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