Nagercoil dump site

Nagercoil dump site

Published by Arun Isaac on

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Tags: nagercoil, waste, environment

A dump site in Nagercoil that is a manifestation of the growing solid waste management problem

A giant dump site at a "Nagercoil Corporation Solid Waste Management Centre". Workers are seen processing the waste using earth movers and trucks.

Figure 1: A dump site on Nagercoil beach road

I am in my hometown of Nagercoil on vacation. Each time I am here, I see increased material welfare with more and more multinational brands setting up shop. This time, I also found this giant dump site on Nagercoil Beach Road—a manifestation of India's growing solid waste management crisis.