Sarthak Kanjilall
Port Blair, Feb 11: Living around Municipal Colony area of Prem Nagar, Port Blair has become difficult for the residents due to the increasing population of domestic pigs.
Residents allege that Port Blair Municipal Council is totally negligent and is taking no to stop people from farming pigs inside Municipal area.
On 09th January, 2020, Andaman Sheekha carried news highlighting that movements of Pigs in the Children’s Park, Prem Nagar has made it difficult for the children to play.
During then when the matter was raised with the Chairperson, PBMC, Mr Uday Kumar, had assured the residents through Andaman Sheekha that immediate steps will be taken to redress the issue.
However, as per the residents of Prem Nagar, after the assurance given by chairperson PBMC, the problem has increased many-fold rather than decreasing. “Earlier only a few people were openly Farming Pigs in the area now as many as five to six families are Farming Pigs, without caring about Municipal laws,” said a resident of the area.
“Earlier we had to restrict our children from going outside in the Children’s Park to play following hygiene issues, where we will go now when the population of Pigs is on the rise and movement of Pigs is in the entire area,” questioned the resident.
When Andaman Sheekha took up the issue with the Chairperson, PBMC, Mr Uday Kumar, once again, this time he said that he will immediately call the Sanitary Officer and his team and without delay. He also assured that he will sort out the issue of Prem Nagar residents immediately.
Everyone knows that Pig Husbandary is a lucrative business and as many probably get cuts from resourceful people, no one is really bothered to look at the problems being faced by public.
The slogans of Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi “Swachh Bharat” and “Khelo India” seem to carry no weight for the PBMC as far as cleanliness of Municipal Colony area of Prem Nagar is concerned.
Hopefully, the PBMC will prepare an action plan, so that, the residents of Prem Nagar get rid of the domestic Pigs and stay comfortably in hygienic conditions. Hopefully children of the area will get their right back to play in the playground, which is now almost captured by Pigs.
