Inadequate waste collection system in Udhagamandalam is forcing local residents to dump garbage along roadsides and into forest areas.
Over the last two weeks, residents from across the town have been complaining about the lack of door-to-door waste collection by the Udhagamandalam Municipality. The system, which was introduced a few years ago by then Collector J. Innocent Divya, had been working satisfactorily till the beginning of June, when the waste collection work was outsourced to a private contractor.
Municipal officials say that the number of sanitary staff employed has also been reduced by the contractor, leading to snags in the collection system.
