Tamil NaduEnvironment
Tiruppur corporation resumes dumping garbage in stone quarries amid accumulated waste
Tiruppur city corporation has again turned to stone quarries for waste disposal as accumulated garbage resurfaces in city wards. Officials estimate 10,000–15,000 metric tonnes of waste has piled up, with about 570 metric tonnes collected daily across 60 wards. A Director of Municipal Administration team is overseeing clearance efforts.
The garbage issue in Tiruppur, which had been contained for the past few months, has resurfaced, prompting the city corporation to again use stone quarries for waste disposal. With intermittent rains continuing, the corporation is intensifying efforts to clear accumulated garbage from city wards to prevent the spread of infections.
Officials estimate that about 10,000 to 15,000 metric tonnes of waste has accumulated within the city. A team led by the Director of Municipal Administration has camped in Tiruppur to oversee the clearance and plan next steps.
Sources said around 570 metric tonnes of garbage is collected daily across the corporation's 60 wards. Of this, about 200 metric tonnes are sent for recycling, including 120 metric tonnes to 28 material collection centres (MCCs). The remaining waste is being directed to stone quarries, the same disposal method used previously.
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Tamil NaduEnvironment
Tiruppur corporation resumes dumping garbage in stone quarries amid accumulated waste
Tiruppur city corporation has again turned to stone quarries for waste disposal as accumulated garbage resurfaces in city wards. Officials estimate 10,000–15,000 metric tonnes of waste has piled up, with about 570 metric tonnes collected daily across 60 wards. A Director of Municipal Administration team is overseeing clearance efforts.
The garbage issue in Tiruppur, which had been contained for the past few months, has resurfaced, prompting the city corporation to again use stone quarries for waste disposal. With intermittent rains continuing, the corporation is intensifying efforts to clear accumulated garbage from city wards to prevent the spread of infections.
Officials estimate that about 10,000 to 15,000 metric tonnes of waste has accumulated within the city. A team led by the Director of Municipal Administration has camped in Tiruppur to oversee the clearance and plan next steps.
Sources said around 570 metric tonnes of garbage is collected daily across the corporation's 60 wards. Of this, about 200 metric tonnes are sent for recycling, including 120 metric tonnes to 28 material collection centres (MCCs). The remaining waste is being directed to stone quarries, the same disposal method used previously.
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