GCC Distributes 30,000 Specialised Bags to Collect Firecracker Waste

‘Don’t mix firecracker waste with household waste or dump it on roads’

GCC urges Chennai residents to segregate Diwali firecracker waste, hand it to sanitation workers; 600 workers, 350 vehicles deployed for hazardous disposal.

GCC distributes 30,000 specialised bags to collect firecracker waste

GCC Commissioner G.S. Sameeran has requested residents not to dump firecracker waste on roads, streets, stormwater drains or in public places, and instead hand it over to the Corporation’s conservancy workers visiting their respective areas

TN: Chennai Corporation deploys 600 workers, 350 vehicles for Deepavali firecracker waste collection

Digital Desk | Chennai, Nov 7 (IANS) The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has made elaborate arrangements to collect and safely dispose of firecracker waste generated during Deepavali celebrations, deploying 600 sanitation workers and 350 vehicles across the city. The special measures, introduced on the instructions of Corporation Commissioner Dr G.S. Sameeran, are aimed at preventing environmental pollution, fire hazards and damage to public…