GCC distributes 30,000 specialised bags to collect firecracker waste

CHENNAI The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has distributed 30,000 specially designated bags, each with a capacity of 50 kg, to conservancy workers, for the separate collection of firecracker waste. According to a press release, GCC Commissioner G.S.

Sameeran has requested residents to 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. The Corporation has appealed to all members of the public to extend their full cooperation to these special initiatives to keep Chennai clean and safe.

As per the instructions of the Commissioner, special arrangements have been made by the solid waste management department of the Chennai Corporation for the separate collection and safe disposal of firecracker waste generated during the Diwali festival in the Chennai Corporation limits.