The Karuvadikuppam dump site in 2011 The Karuvadikuppam dump site in 2016
Bindu gives her opinion on the recent ruling against the Puducherry
Government by the National Green Tribunal (Chennai branch) on the
Karuvadikuppam dump site.
Aurovilians were no doubt
thrilled by the fact that after four years of legal wrangling, the case against
Puducherry Government for mismanagement of waste at Karuvadikuppam, the dump
site close to Auroville, was brought to a close with an injunction from the
court that stated the following: a) existing inorganic waste, namely “plastic
and other inert materials like glass and ceramics” be removed; and b) “all necessary steps for afforesting
the site with suitable tree species [be undertaken] so that the site is totally
reclaimed” (Court Order of April 5 by Hon’ble Shri Justice Dr. P. Jyothimani,
Judicial Member). But a closer look at what we asked and hoped for and what we
got belies our sense of victory.
To begin at the
pro...
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