MCC Starts collection of door to door waste from 26 unserviced areas
Chandigarh, December 25:- Keeping in view the Swachhata factor throughout the city and ensuring the segregation of waste at source level, the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has started door to door waste collection through it vehicles from 26 unserviced residential areas in the city.
While sharing information about this facility to the citizens, Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh said that these unserviced areas including the previous village areas, pockets of some sectors and pockets of Manimajra. More than 80 garbage collection vehicles have been deployed for these unserviced areas besides non-mechanized (rehris) to collect garbage from narrow lanes.
She said that areas like Burail, Hallomajra, Adarsh Colony, Butrela, Maloya, Industrial Area Phase 2, Sector 42, 52 and others are among those which are being covered from today onwards. She said that all the unserviced residential areas will be gradually covered shortly.
The Commissioner said that this step will not only facilitate the citizens but will also result in a cleaner city, removal of garbage points, waste segregation at source and an overall better waste management.
