The residents of Kudlu, Somasundara Palya, Haraluru, and Hosaplya have been appealing to the authorities concerned to clear the accumulated RDF material from the KCDC plant premises.
The locals have long been demanding the closure of the plant. During the last state polls in 2018, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar and Reddy had assured the residents that the plant would be shut.
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Karnataka Compost Development Corporation plans to build a Rs 2-crore wall to stop the stench from the wet waste composting plant
The Karnataka Compost Development Corporation (KCDC), which receives about 120 tonnes of waste per day, has come up with a new proposal to address complaints of the stench emanating from the plant. This time, it wants to increase the height of the compound wall by erecting metal sheets. The solution, which the residents have termed as laughable, is estimated to cost not less than Rs 2 crore.
A proposal put forth by the KCDC states. “As KCDC is receiving continuous complaints from the surrounding residents, it is proposed to install PEB sheets with adequate height on the compound wall on North and East side of KCDC plant,” It runs a wet waste composting plant in Kudlu near HSR