Tarn Taran, August -Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), has ordered the office of the local Deputy Commissioner to submit a report over the unhygienic conditions created due to the heap of rotten wheat stock lying in the open at Piddi village.

The CJM has also directed the local SHO Sadar police to conduct an inquiry under Section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). Both authorities have been directed to submit their report within 10 days.

The court has passed the orders on the complaint of Buta Singh Sandhu, joint secretary, District Bar Association, lodged under Sections 268, 269, 270, 272, 284 and 291 of the IPC last week.

Buta Singh said the stock belonging to Pungrain (Punjab Grains Procurement Corporation Limited) was lying in the open and had been causing pollution in the area for the past few years.

Accusing Pungrain officials of negligence, he said the dump had turned into a breeding ground for mosquitoes and flies, besides snakes and other reptiles. He said the dump, located a few metres from the judicial court complex and the district administrative complex, had adversely affected the health of a number of local residents.