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Garbage, plastic clog city drains
Officials of the Municipal Corporation of Tirupati (MCT) have taken up the task of removing the plastic and other garbage struck up in the major drains and underground canals of the temple city.
Tirupati: Officials of the Municipal Corporation of Tirupati (MCT) have taken up the task of removing the plastic and other garbage struck up in the major drains and underground canals of the temple city.
The stormwater drains and underground canals are getting jammed with the haphazard dumping of plastic and other waste. It has become difficult task for sanitation workers to keep drains and canals litter free throughout the year with the city population of 4.5 lakh and pilgrims numbering 50,000 to 1 lakh visiting the temple city every day.
The pilgrims are throwing plastic and other waste into drains and underground canals every day. Simultaneously, locals also have been throwing the litter in drains. In 2017, the city’s low-lying areas had witnessed inundation in rainy season.
The worst affected are Lakshmipuram Circle, West Railway Under Bridge, Sunnapu Veedhi Junction, Bandla Street, Gandhi Statue Junction, Konetikatta Street, Palliveedi and Sanjaya Gandhi Colony.
The MCT officials had identified throwing of plastic and garbage into drains by colony residents was leading to inundation. In view of the forthcoming rainy season, MCT Commissioner Vijay Rama Raju has instructed the sanitation staff to clear the silt including plastic waste and other garbage in the drains and underground canals across the city.
Social activist M Purushottam Reddy said drainage water is overflowing and sewerage pipelines are breaking due to indiscriminate dumping of plastic and garbage. According to municipal authorities, 219 tonnes of garbage is being generated every day in the city in which 10 tonnes is plastic.
MCT (in-charge) Additional Commissioner MVD Phaniram told The Hans India that sanitation workers are clearing the garbage including plastic from drains and underground canals. “We have identified five drains are overflowing because of dumping plastic, sanitary napkins and other waste. Simultaneously, our staff are trying to sensitise the public over the indiscriminate dumping of waste into the drains,” he stated.
By K Nethaji
