Debris dumping continues on Kempty road

Mussoorie, December 8
The continuous dumping of the debris illegally on the road from Mussoorie to the Kempty Falls is turning the area into a dumping zone, thanks to the building mafia and the neglect of the authorities here.

With the announcement of the Vyasi hydro project, the area around the Mussoorie-Kempty road has become popular among the building mafia who have started a large-scale construction of flats and hotels. These builders dump the mud debris at either side of the road in the area falling under the Mussoorie forest division.

Apart from this, these building mafias are also indulging in rampant mining from the rocks, resulting in the loss of revenue to the government.

Most of the illegal activities carry on during nights as the area bears a deserted look during winters and this all is happening right under the nose of the department concerned who fail to wake up from the slumber.

Forest Range Officer Kempty Govind Prasad Semwal said most of the debris belonged to the proposed 5-star hotel near Sia village on the Mussoorie-Kempty road. He further said the department had already issued notice to the owner and recovered Rs 88,000 from them as fine. But despite that, the dumping was on unabated.

Assistant Engineer of the PWD Department DC Nautiyal said it was difficult to catch the perpetrators as most of the activity was being done at night but still the department was trying to find out the culprits and book them in accordance with the law.