television sets are disposed off in the nearby dumping ground. Neighboring people face a lot of problem due to the
foul smell and the mosquitoes and flies that create a menace to the total area.
4.3 Health problems faced by the local people due to waste disposal
As per the results of the study it became evident that the local residents are aware of the different types of
diseases that may occur due to the exposure to certain harmful waste and living nearby a dumping ground. Various
health problems are prevalent in the community people like common cough and cold, frequent diarrhea, infections
(both skin and respiratory) parasitic infections like malaria. There are also chances of fecal contamination of rodents
in the food as they hardly follow sanitation measures before taking meal. Moreover the diseased person’s waste is
also disposed in the same open dumping area. The people residing in these areas are using well water for drinking,
domestic and for agricultural use. It is observed that the people living in this area having health and hygienic
problems such as allergic, asthmatic, bronchitis, skin irritation and gastro intestinal diseases.
4.4 Opinion of local people about waste disposal
The local people are very upset with the current situation and are compelled to live in such an unhygienic place
as there is no other alternative way to them. There are many malpractices of solidwaste disposalin their area. But
due to many unavoidable circumstances (lack of proper facility) they have to dump the wastes in the nearby land.
All of them are affected with the dumping ground and its associated problems and wants some change to the present
situation. Often they raise some voice of protest. But that does not keep any meaning for the local leaders. The local
leaders often give false promises to alleviate the present situation to the local people, but then all promises are put
down after some days. The local people hope for a better locality with no landfills or open dumping. The local
residents also complained that open dumping causes an unsightliness and foul smell as it is very close to their
living place. It is also the breeding ground for the mosquitoes and flies especially during the monsoon and along
with that the associated health disorders like malaria, dengue, diarrhea, etc. Mention was also made about the
several contaminations that may occur when the flies will make the foods inedible and cause infections.
They want a scientific disposal system- where various wastes viz.--papers, plastic and polythene bags, ewastes,
medical wastes will be disposed off separately which will not cause any type of nuisance in the locality or
residential area or for the passersby. Moreover they also want the diseased person’s waste materials to be disposed
in a distant site far away from the locality as that may also spread the risk for infection from the fecal matter,
sputum, blood and other excreta of the patient. The chances of respiratory infection also increases due to the
Suspended Particulate Matter present in the nearby (especially for the newborn infants and small children in the
locality).