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Ramky gets NHRC and GHMC notices to stop dumping waste at graveyard in Macha Bollaram
['Kaniza Garari']
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Hyderabad: NHRC, GHMC issue stop notice to Ramky over dumping waste at graveyard in Macha BollaramHyderabad: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a stern directive to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and the private agency Ramky, ordering an immediate halt to municipal waste dumping at the graveyard in Macha Bollaram.
The NHRC has directed the District Collector of Medchal–Malkajgiri and the Commissioner of GHMC to ensure that no waste transfer or storage occurs within or adjacent to the sacred site.
The ruling follows months of local agitation and high-profile political protests against the unscientific management of solid waste in the residential pocket.
Environmental crisis from indiscriminate dumpingThe local community, organised under the Macha Bollaram Residents Welfare Joint Action Committee (RWJAC), has long complained of:1.
Desecration of sacred groundThe most sensitive aspect of the conflict was the physical encroachment of waste onto burial spots.