The Hindu 14.02.2014
Civic body gets more vehicles to clear garbage

The Municipal Corporation has strengthened garbage
collection network in the city by deploying a fleet of vehicles and
dumper bins.
Laying focus on solid waste management,
the civic body has procured 800 tricycles at a total cost of Rs.1.73
crore from the general fund. Mayor V.V. Rajan Chellappa formally pressed
into service the first batch of 70 tricycles at a function held in
Sellur lorry parking shed on Thursday. The Corporation would provide
each of its four zones with 200 tricycles with special focus on
peripheral areas added to the city.
Since dumper bins
were needed for clearing garbage, the Corporation has procured 400 of
them at a cost of Rs.3.4 crore for use in various wards. Each zone will
be given 100 bins.
Vans for catching dogs
Mr.Chellappa
also handed over to Corporation staff two vans purchased for catching
stray dogs. “We are taking a lot of initiatives to ensure cleanliness in
the city. The Corporation bought 85 tricycles and 525 dumper bins in
the first phase,” he said.