Chennai’s Dump Yards Employ Fire Prevention Measures Amid Rising Temperatures

With temperatures soaring in Chennai, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has intensified fire prevention measures at the city’s dump yards in Perungudi and Kodungaiyur. The activity, which includes sprinkling water on the garbage piles, will continue until June. Both dump yards have experienced major fires in the past, notably in 2018 and 2022.

Commissioner J. Radhakrishnan recently inspected the measures at the 225.16-acre garbage dump in Perungudi. At the Perungudi yard, minor fires were reported but quickly contained with the help of hired tankers and a standby storage sump. Similarly, no fires have been reported at the Kodungaiyur dump yard for the past 10 days, thanks to the preventive measures implemented by the GCC.