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Saturday, Jul 26, 2025
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said more than 2,000 shelters and over 90 facilities including hospitals and learning centres were destroyed in Sunday's blaze.
The court, which expressed displeasure over the collector's absence, said that a proper solution for the waste issue should be arrived at by June 6.
Helicopters of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be used to spray water on the garbage dump which is still spewing smoke from the depths.
At least 146 firefighters, the Navy and the Air Force helped douse the fire at the waste dump yard. Per minute, 60,000 litres were pumped.
Firefighters are trying to douse the smoke billowing from beneath the heaps of the garbage that caught fire.
The beetles can make holes in the rubber hoses through which fuel passes. This will lead to future accidents.
Though the fire is under control, giant plumes of smoke continue to rise from the Brahmapuram waste plant as hundreds of firefighters, including Naval personnel, battle to extinguish the fire.
Renu Raj's official Facebook page is being bombarded with complaints from parents and public for not declaring Monday holiday for high school and college students.
The one-day holiday will be applicable only for students will class seven.
The fire erupted soon after the contract period of Bengaluru-based consortium Zonta Infratech Pvt Ltd, which was engaged in biomining the waste, expired.
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