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GVMC sanitation workers restore city’s cleanliness after Giri Pradakshina
The sanitation staff of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) played a crucial role in restoring normalcy after the annual Giri Pradakshina by clearing the massive quantity of waste generated by devotees on a war footing and ensuring the city remained clean. The GVMC deployed around 3,100 sanitation workers, who worked round-the-clock in seven shifts…
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L-G Taranjit Singh Sandhu asks Municipal Corporation of Delhi to pilot Indore waste management model
Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Monday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to pilot the “Indore model” of waste management in one municipal zone to improve waste segregation and reduce the quantity of garbage reaching landfill sites. During a review of civic services with the MCD officials, the L-G expressed concern that around half of Delhi’s municipal…
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FIR against four persons for dumping garbage at cleared blackspot in Bengaluru
The police have registered an FIR against four persons for allegedly dumping garbage at a blackspot that had already been cleared and beautified by the Bengaluru North City Corporation. According to the complaint filed by Shwetha Charanraj, Assistant General Manager, Sarvajnanagar Division, Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML), the incident occurred on July 16 at…