Mayor Jyoti Patil and Deputy Mayor Santosh Chauhan and other councilors visited the garbage dump at Hosayallapur in Dharwad on Thursday. | Photo credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Smog, which has been plaguing the residents of various localities of Dharwad for the last four days, finally came under control on Thursday and brought them some respite. As a result, the air quality also improved towards evening.
The fire at a garbage dump in Hosayallapur in Dharwad was reportedly caused by a chemical reaction triggered by the summer heat. And the smoke coming from the yard engulfed various residential areas in the city.
As the smog continued for four days, residents staged protests, blocked roads and garbage collectors demanded immediate action from the civic authorities to solve the problem.
Subsequently, the municipal staff together with fire and rescue service personnel managed to bring the fire under control after days of intensive efforts. It was Thursday noon when the fire was completely extinguished.
Later in the day, Mayor Jyoti Patil, Deputy Mayor Santosh Chauhan, Floor Manager Iresh Anchatgeri and Municipal Commissioner Rudresh Ghali visited the dump site and took stock of the situation.
Mr. Iresh Anchatgeri said that the combined and coordinated efforts of the municipal staff and the fire department helped bring the situation under control.
The mayor and deputy mayor assured residents that strict measures would be taken to prevent similar incidents from happening again in the future.
Measures will also be taken to ensure proper sorting of wet and dry waste at source.
It may be recalled that due to residents’ unrest and blocking of vehicles, garbage collection in Dharwad has been severely affected.
Published – 12 March 2026 21:40 IST
