{"id":218736,"date":"2019-09-23T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/218736\/resident-demands-that-metro-put-an-end-to-air-pollution\/"},"modified":"2019-09-23T15:43:25","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T13:43:25","slug":"resident-demands-that-metro-put-an-end-to-air-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/09\/23\/resident-demands-that-metro-put-an-end-to-air-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident demands that metro put an end to air pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Estera resident is at her wits’ end as she claims the metro and ward councillor are doing nothing to combat the air pollution in the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe smell started some time last year,\u201d Ester de Lange explained.<\/p>

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\u201cWe reported this to the Ward 39 councillor, Alta de Beer, and she said she had also smelt the bad smell.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe told me that she reported it to the metro but nothing came of it.\u201d<\/p>

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De Lange described the smell as gas mixed with oil.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAt times it is so bad that you can\u2019t breathe.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is especially bad between Laerskool Elsburg to about Wilbers Road.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe suffer terribly from sinus problems and you can\u2019t afford to open your windows or doors,\u201d de Lange said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have serious issues with air pollution in the southern part of Germiston,\u201d said de Beer when the GCN contacted her for comment.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn a regular basis, I receive complaints about this gas or burning smell.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn a couple of occasions, I have travelled to Elsburg to establish where this smell is coming from, but it is difficult to pinpoint.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have sent a number of queries to the metro\u2019s Department of Environmental Health and I am still waiting for feedback.\u201d<\/p>\n

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De Beer has also begun a petition which she plans to hand over to the metro and MMC of Environment and Waste Management.<\/p>\n

The petition will seek to get Clr Khosi Mabaso to give urgent attention to the continuous air pollution emanating from Wadeville and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will be driving this issue for the rest of the year as this is a serious concern for the residents staying around the Wadeville area,\u201d said de Beer.<\/p>\n

The GCN sent a query to the metro but at the time of going to press no comment had been received.<\/p>\n

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