The Doddaballapur police arrested three executives of the Terra Firma landfill in Gundlahalli of Doddaballapur taluk in connection with the major fire incident at one of the garbage mounds.
Based on a complaint by the Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) of Bhaktarahalli village Kemparaju, the police arrested Deepak, Kanthappa and Santosh. Even after 24 hours of the fire incident, the fire could not be brought under control completely. Firefighters struggled to douse the fire with the help of earthmovers and fire tenders. Several truckloads of soil was dumped on the burning mound of garbage but to no avail. Firefighters were seen having a tough time to control the fire amid thick smoke emitting from the site.
The Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru Rural district S Palaiah had camped at Gundlahalli on Wednesday night and was monitoring the operation to extinguish fire. He had several rounds of meeting with the officials in his office on Thursday.
Medical teams have been running camps in and around the villages to provide medical aid to those affected by the smoke. The medical officer of the Gundlahalli village Dr Parameshwar conceded that many people have developed respiratory problem and skin allergy.
Published 28 April 2016, 20:39 IST