Stinking Jagatpur Industrial Estate turns breeding floor for mosquitoes

By Express News Service

CUTTACK: Amid an increase in dengue instances, the apathy of Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) has turned Jagatpur Industrial Estate right into a breeding floor for mosquitoes. The industrial space doesn’t have a correct drainage system owing to which stagnated water at numerous locations present the right breeding floor for mosquitoes. Vegetation progress of as much as 5 ft in some locations has solely added to the menace.  In the absence of a chosen dumping yard, industries within the space discard rubbish and waste materials both on roadsides or at open areas between section 1 and a pair of the place large empty containers full of rainwater are mendacity.  

The stink emanating from the heaps of rubbish decomposing within the rainwater has change into an irritant for not solely industries but additionally locals. The house owners of industries alleged no steps have but been taken to clear greens and clear waterlogging within the property. A couple of drains, constructed round 10 years again, are actually in a pitiable situation resulting from lack of upkeep. Some of them are full of rubbish. Around 600 MSMEs function from the property and so they make use of over 10,000 staff.  

“Despite repeated requests and reminders, no action has yet been taken by IDCO for arranging a proper drainage system and cleaning up of existing clogged drains even as annual Industrial Maintenance Charge (IMC) is being collected by it regularly,” stated the chairman of Odisha Industries Association (OIA), Abani Kanungo. He urged the implementation of the Micro and Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme(MSE-CDP) to refurbish the commercial property. Sources stated, a sum of `100 crore has been sanctioned beneath MSE-CDP to make the realm a mannequin industrial property.

After making ready a blueprint of the mannequin industrial property by conducting a survey via drone, although IDCO had floated tenders for the event of inner roads, drainage and sewerage techniques and subsequently taking on a plantation programme two years again, the identical is but to be carried out due to the dilly-dallying angle of the administration in the direction of eradicating encroachments.    

Divisional head, IDCO, Cuttack Division, Parikshita Mohalik stated IDCO had cleaned the present drains in May. He stated steps are being taken for the implementation of MSE-CDP.“We have already held three meetings with the district administration for eviction of encroachers. Once the encroachers are evicted we shall be implementing the MSE-CDP,” stated Mohalik.

CUTTACK: Amid an increase in dengue instances, the apathy of Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) has turned Jagatpur Industrial Estate right into a breeding floor for mosquitoes. The industrial space doesn’t have a correct drainage system owing to which stagnated water at numerous locations present the right breeding floor for mosquitoes. Vegetation progress of as much as 5 ft in some locations has solely added to the menace.  In the absence of a chosen dumping yard, industries within the space discard rubbish and waste materials both on roadsides or at open areas between section 1 and a pair of the place large empty containers full of rainwater are mendacity.  

The stink emanating from the heaps of rubbish decomposing within the rainwater has change into an irritant for not solely industries but additionally locals. The house owners of industries alleged no steps have but been taken to clear greens and clear waterlogging within the property. A couple of drains, constructed round 10 years again, are actually in a pitiable situation resulting from lack of upkeep. Some of them are full of rubbish. Around 600 MSMEs function from the property and so they make use of over 10,000 staff.  

“Despite repeated requests and reminders, no action has yet been taken by IDCO for arranging a proper drainage system and cleaning up of existing clogged drains even as annual Industrial Maintenance Charge (IMC) is being collected by it regularly,” stated the chairman of Odisha Industries Association (OIA), Abani Kanungo. He urged the implementation of the Micro and Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme(MSE-CDP) to refurbish the commercial property. Sources stated, a sum of `100 crore has been sanctioned beneath MSE-CDP to make the realm a mannequin industrial property.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

After making ready a blueprint of the mannequin industrial property by conducting a survey via drone, although IDCO had floated tenders for the event of inner roads, drainage and sewerage techniques and subsequently taking on a plantation programme two years again, the identical is but to be carried out due to the dilly-dallying angle of the administration in the direction of eradicating encroachments.    

Divisional head, IDCO, Cuttack Division, Parikshita Mohalik stated IDCO had cleaned the present drains in May. He stated steps are being taken for the implementation of MSE-CDP.“We have already held three meetings with the district administration for eviction of encroachers. Once the encroachers are evicted we shall be implementing the MSE-CDP,” stated Mohalik.