Commissioner, AMC reveals the source of bad smell in Ahmedabad in last two evenings

Ahmedaba:An unpleasant smell spreading through the city during night time is due to fire in Khodiar based container deport, Municipal Commissioner of Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) said today in his online briefing.

He said he was conveyed about this conclusion by Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB).

The Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) has received hundreds of calls in the past two days, beginning May 1, since the smell came to notice of concerned citizens who began calling the fire department.Fire officers investigated areas around at least 100 km radius and turned up with no results so far.

Municipal Commissioner today said, ‘Two days ago complain was received regarding this and fire brigade staffers had started investigating trace of the smell’s origin. Later GPCB was contacted. GPCB has conveyed that two days ago, Khodiar container deport witnessed incident of fire. Some of containers burning involve pharma items and medicines. As such substance destroyed in fire, its odor is felt during night time due to less temperature and less pollution. The issue will be resolved in couple of days.’

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