Carcasses thrown on roads worry residents | Hubballi News

Dharwad: As many as six carcasses of stray animals were found on the streets in a week at Malamaddi, Manjunathapura and other surrounding areas in Dharwad, causing discomfort to the residents and passersby.
Instead of calling the HDMC control room to shift the carcasses, animal owners are dumping them on the roads. Harshavardhan Sheelavant, an environmentalist, said that some animal keepers are throwing carcasses of domestic animals like buffaloes by bringing them in waste bags. “Stray dogs and pigs pull such carcasses and scatter the remnants. We observed six carcasses last week at Manjunathapur alone. We recently buried a carcass at an abandoned garden. Many citizens, who passby, don’t bother about informing HDMC control room. One should remember that carcasses spread viruses and diseases,” he said.
Rajkumar Madiwalar, a resident of Srinagar, Dharwad, said that many families are involved in animal husbandry and they throw carcases abruptly. “One can see the animal’s blood and body parts from Shivaji Circle to Navalgund Road. Both the public and the HDMC should find a solution for this menace. We feel many animal keepers are not trained and sensitised in this regard,” he said.
Santoshkumar B Yarangali, executive engineer, solid waste management, HDMC, said that HDMC has dedicated vehicles to lift carcasses of any animals including cats and dogs. “As soon as we receive complaints to the control room, our personnel lift the carcass within 2-3 hours. We have instructed our health inspectors and civic workers to lift carcasses found on roads. People should cooperate with us by informing our control room” he said.
He also assured of conducting training and awareness programmes for animal keepers to sensitise them on this issue.