For over a decade, residents living near gold melting and polishing units in the city’s jewellery hub have been complaining about the toxic fumes from factory chimneys that permeate the air they breathe, but apparently, their complaints have been falling on the deaf ears of the BMC and state government.

A front page report in this paper yesterday, highlighted the concerns of residents who say they are fighting to get the factories shifted out of the vicinity because of the concern for their children’s health. They claim that they have spent a lifetime inhaling these fumes, but, do not want their children to face the same fate. They dream of a better, cleaner future for their kids, like all parents do.