GHMC clears 7,265 tonnes of solid waste in special sanitation drive

The GHMC sanitation wing has removed over 7,000 tonnes of waste, including construction debris, as part of a special sanitation programme. Students were also educated on waste segregation to support Hyderabad’s transformation into a cleaner city.

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) sanitation wing has cleared 5,406 metric tons of waste and removed 1,859 metric tons of construction waste , totalling 7,265 metric tons of extra waste.

The GHMC in a press release on Thursday said the special sanitation programme has so far been undertaken in 4,430 areas, points, foot-over-bridges (FoBs), flyovers, garbage vulnerable points (GVPs) and parks within the 300 wards under GHMC’s jurisdiction.

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As part of the drive, students were educated on separating wet, dry and hazardous waste and disposing of it in designated bins, with the aim of helping transform Hyderabad into a clean city.