Residents flag safety risk as silt removed from canals piles up along city roads
Residents in an Indian city have raised safety concerns after desilting work left large piles of silt along city roads. They reported finding rats and snake skins in the sludge, describing it as a health hazard. The mayor, R. Priya, previously warned that abandoning the removed silt on roadways would defeat the purpose of the desilting operation and called for prompt clearing.