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Post-cyclone green waste turns fire hazard
Source: The Hindu, Date: , 2017
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Hindu, Chennai, Jan 6, 2017: Frequent fires in many of the 78 sites
where uprooted trees were dumped after the cyclone are causing pollution in residential neighbourhoods, disrupting
traffic and making residents anxious. On Thursday, a fire was reported at
Kotturpuram park around 12.05 p.m. Three fire tenders were deployed till late
in the evening. Traffic was affected on arterial roads and many residents were
forced to stay indoors. Over the past week, fires have been reported in such
dumpsites in Egmore and K.K. Nagar among other places. Large quantities of
uprooted trees are still dumped in playgrounds in areas such as Egmore,
Kilpauk, Anna Nagar, Gopalapuram, Alandur, Nandambakkam, Shenoy Nagar,
Koyambedu, Kodambakkam, Vadapalani, T. Nagar, Perungudi, Injambakkam, MRC
Nagar, Perambur and Kodungaiyur.
Read More: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/Post-cyclone-green-waste-turns-fire-hazard/article16995424.ece
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