1,300 tonnes of garbage lifted in Secunderabad zone

Secunderabad: Over 1,300 metric tonnes of garbage was lifted by the sanitation wing in Secunderabad GHMC zone on Sunday.
The civic body officials responded to municipal administration & urban development (MAUD) minister KT Rama Rao’s initiative to launch a special drive on lifting garbage. More than 140 sanitation workers took part in the drive in Secunderabad, Amberpet, Begumpet, Musheerabad and Malkajgiri GHMC circles.
At 6 am, sanitation wing officials and workers were on the city roads lifting the garbage piled up on main roads, street corners and commercial units in Sitaphalmandi, Tarnaka, Amberpet, Begumpet, Musheerabad, Addaguttaand and other parts of Malkajgiri areas.“We used 45 vehicles and 11 bobcats to lift and transport the garbage,” G Shankar, DCTO, GHMC-Secunderabad zone told TOI.
“We have removed garbage bins in the Secunderabad zone as part of making Hyderabad a bin-free city, and are collecting garbage by going door-to-door,” said the GHMC official.