The Times of India              01.11.2013 

Chennai corporation plans to push all garbage underground

CHENNAI: The corporation has decided to move earth and water, literally, to make the city more livable. The corporation council on Thursday passed 76 resolutions, ranging from grants for amphibious vehicles to tackle mosquitoes to creating underground garbage bins.

And, to discipline the errant field staff, it will introduce a biometric attendance system.

The council approved 6.5 crore to acquire amphibious vehicles to help with mosquito control operations and clean up waterways.

Another resolution related to installing mechanized underground bin systems, which would hide garbage instead of leaving it in unsightly and smelly heaps on the road. The large underground bins would have a chute at the ground level through which people can drop garbage.

The system would be automated so that conservancy workers can push a button for the bin to rise to the surface. The garbage is then dumped into a compactor.