A mess 28yrs in the making
Savar Municipality cannot seem to find a landfill site; wastes being dumped beside roads, waterbodies
Piles of garbage are left on the bank of Karnapara canal near Dhaka Aricha-highway in Savar, polluting and shrinking the waterbody. The photo was taken on Wednesday. Photo: Aklakur Rahman Akash
Savar Municipality authorities have failed to arrange a landfill or garbage dumping station in its 28 years of establishment, hampering waste management to a great extent.
Due to a lack of designated spot, wastes from households, businesses, healthcare centres, vendors, restaurants and roadside shops are regularly being dumped beside roads and waterbodies, said locals.