Coimbatore Corporation removes over 40 tonnes of firecracker waste from city streets after Deepavali

COIMBATORE Conservancy workers of Coimbatore Corporation on Monday removed more than 40 tonnes of firecracker waste, which were left on city streets after Sunday’s Deepavali celebration. A release from the Corporation stated that 40 tonnes of firecracker waste was cleared from all the five zones using 116 vehicles comprising lorries, light-motor vehicles and battery-operated vehicles till 5 p.m.

The clean-up continued through the night. Over 900 conservancy workers were engaged in the mass cleaning drive held in the morning as per the instructions of Corporation Commissioner Katta Ravi Teja and under the supervision of Assistant Commissioners of each zone.

A second round of clean-up that started in the afternoon continued till evening. Since all schools, colleges, government offices and private institutions are set to resume functioning from Tuesday, the Corporation carried out a third round of cleaning during the night hours.