Minister flags off auto tippers for garbage collection

Mysore/Mysuru: Co-operation Minister S.T. Somashekar dedicated to citizens new auto tippers which were bought by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) for the effective handling of garbage in city.

At a function held in the MCC premises here recently, he showed green flag to mark launching of the garbage collecting auto tippers. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said introduction of new vehicles would help in effective collection of garbage. Pourakarmikas work hard every morning to keep the city neat and clean. This city has bagged the ‘cleanest city’ award due to efforts of Pourakarmikas. Clean environment attracts tourist to city in large numbers, he said.

Somashekar said several steps have been taken by the State Government for maintaining cleanliness in Mysuru City. The MCC staff and the Corporators were working honestly towards achieving this, he added.

Acting Mayor Anwar Baig, MCC Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy, Health Officer Dr. D.G. Nagaraj, Executive Engineer Mahesh and others were present.

This post was published on August 19, 2021 6:32 pm