DIMAPUR — The alleged dumping of pig carcasses into Lingri River along the Assam-Nagaland border near Burma Camp in Dimapur has raised environmental and public health concerns.

Niu Colony, Burma Camp, GB Hozka K Awomi raised the alarm over the alleged indiscriminate dumping of pig carcasses into the river, claiming that a wholesaler operating a piggery farm at Gorapatti in Dimapur was disposing of dead pigs in the waterway.

The GB told Eastern Mirror that this was not the first such incident. He said that pig carcasses had been seen floating in the river during floods in July, while parts of pig carcasses were allegedly found in the water almost daily.

Awomi infromed that the Joint Council of Lahorijan, along with the Burma Camp councils, had previously conducted river-cleaning drives and issued warnings against the practice, but alleged that the dumping continued.

He further alleged that the wholesaler was selling sick or dead pigs, including pigs affected by skin diseases, and disposing of infected parts in the river.

“The council alone cannot take action or take the law into its own hands,” Awomi said, urging the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services to take strict action and establish a system to prevent the practice.

He added that he alleged disposal of carcasses in the river posed a serious environmental and public health concern and called for appropriate action against those responsible.

The GB also referred to the recent containment measures imposed in Dimapur following outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF), warning that the continued disposal of infected or potentially infected pig carcasses could increase the risk of disease transmission among livestock.

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