The Hindu 26.09.2009
Arrangements for garbage removal
Staff Reporter
Over 3,000 tonnes of garbage likely to be cleared away
People asked to use collection bins to discard waste
SALEM: Salem Corporation has made special arrangements to remove garbage generated during the Ayudha Pooja and Saraswathi Pooja celebrations.
Corporation Commissioner K.S. Palanisamy said that sanitary personnel had been asked to work during night hours and more vehicles would be deployed to transport the garbage quickly.
Earthmovers would be deployed in the dump yards to unload the garbage from the vehicles.
Workers
Workers would be sent to all the parts of the city to remove garbage.
The city, which normally generates over 300 tonnes of garbage every day, was expected to generate over 3,000 tonnes during the celebrations.
The Commissioner asked the people not to throw waste materials on the streets and roads, but to use the garbage collection bins instead.
Throwing of garbage on the roads would cause inconvenience to the vehicle users and affect traffic safety.
Dumping of garbage on the streets would also make it difficult for the civic workers to clean the areas.
People should handover the garbage to the collection vehicles or use the bins, he said. The civic body cautioned that stern action would be initiated against shopkeepers if they were found disposing of garbage on the roadside and streets.
People should also avoid dumping solid waste into the drainage channels.
Mr. Palanisamy had appealed to the people in the city to co-operate with the civic administration in keeping the city clean.
