The Hindu 19.11.2010
Kanyakumari cleaned up to receive tourists
Nagercoil: The entire Kanyakumari was sanitised following the start of tourist season from November 16 which would continue till the third week of January.
Speaking to ‘The Hindu,' the executive officer of Kanyakumari town panchayat, K. Subbiha, said that 31 permanent sanitary workers and 40 others on temporary basis, would be pressed into service.
They had been asked to remove the garbage dumped in different parts of Kanyakumari particularly on Kovalam road, beach etc. They could make use of five load autorikshaws, one tractor and one mini lorry to ensure the hygiene and cleanliness of the place. All the garbage collected would be dumped in Kottaram composite yard.
Moreover, 50 dustbins would be placed in different parts of Kanyakumari.
‘Welcome' boards had also been installed in different parts of Kanyakumari.
The town panchayat had auctioned 274 way-side shops for about Rs.1.30 crore.
