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Moshi garbage depot tragedy disrupts waste collection across Pimpri-Chinchwad, sanitation concerns rise

Moshi garbage depot tragedy disrupts waste collection across Pimpri-Chinchwad, sanitation concerns rise

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Waste collection across Pimpri-Chinchwad has been disrupted after a massive mound of legacy waste collapsed at the Moshi Garbage Depot, affecting routine operations and garbage unloading. Rescue work, heavy machinery movement and safety restrictions have delayed waste disposal Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Garbage continues to pile up across Lucknow colonies

Garbage continues to pile up across Lucknow colonies

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Mounting garbage across residential colonies in the state capital has turned several areas into open dumping zones. From Vibhuti Khand to Alambagh, residents have reported that sanitation services have either slowed down drastically or stopped altogether over the past few days. Open waste lying on the road behind the CGST office in Vibhuti Khand area of Lucknow. (HT Photo) A visit by Hindustan Times on Friday to Vibhuti Khand revealed that a stretch of road behind the CGST office, near the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Authority office, has turned into a dumping site, with garbage lying unattended in the open. In Samar Vihar Colony in Alambagh, residents alleged that garbage collection vehicles have not visited the locality for three to four days. With no alternative disposal mechanism, households have been forced to store waste inside their houses, raising serious hygiene concerns. Similar conditions are being witnessed in Gomti Nagar extension where road sweeping has been hit and no sanitation workers are to be seen. A resident of Gomti Nagar extension, Kartik Singh, …

Swachh workers claim they are forced to collect garbage in bags as plastic buckets not provided

Swachh workers claim they are forced to collect garbage in bags as plastic buckets not provided

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PUNE Swachh employees have alleged that the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) did not provide plastic buckets for them to collect the garbage and as a result, they were forced to collect garbage in bags made of cloth or plastic for the past two years. The employees claimed that many a time leakage from this garbage spilled on their clothes, soiling them. Swachh employees allege PMC did not provide plastic buckets to collect garbage and they are forced to collect waste in bags made of cloth or plastic since past two years. (HT) According to these Swachh employees, while the PMC collects garbage from the citizens’ doorsteps with their help, it does not provide them with safety gear for which they previously staged agitations in front of the PMC headquarters. They claimed that the PMC had not provided them with plastic buckets for the past many months and these buckets were helpful in collecting wet garbage. Asha Shinde said, “I have a single bucket but it got damaged. I am collecting garbage in bags which I …

Alleging nonpayment, sanitation staff stop garbage-collection in Lucknow

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Door-to-door waste collection work in the state capital has stopped in many parts with almost all the employees of zone II on strike. The work of waste collection is also partially affected in zone V and VIII. Employees of Eco Green, the waste collection company, said that they were on strike as their dues were not being cleared for the last few months. Leader of opposition in LMC house Sayyed Yawar Hussain Reshu said: “The situation of waste collection in the city has become very bad. Nonpayment of dues has become a permanent feature now. But why should the residents suffer due to this because they pay their service charges every month?” Nagar Swasthya Adhikari S K Rawat said: “LMC has directed the local officials to clear the dues of employees on time. LMC is releasing payments on time.” City’s environment engineer Sanjeev Pradhan said: “The company is not able to pick up the waste and dispose it to the landfill site. Problems have also been reported in zone V and zone VIII. One fails …