Collector Ok. Tharpagaraj inspecting the mass clean-up drive by sanitary staff, who collected round 450 metric tonnes of rubbish generated on Maha Deepam in Tiruvannamalai city. , Photograph Credit score: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Round 450 metric tonnes of rubbish generated on Maha Deepam day have been faraway from Tiruvannamalai city throughout a two-day mass cleansing drive by Tiruvannamalai Company, restoring cleanliness within the temple city.
Officers of the Company mentioned that a big workforce of two,300 sanitary employees, who’re largely ladies staff, have been roped for the mammoth train, which was began on Thursday, a day earlier than Maha Deepam because the city witnessed regular circulation of pilgrims. “Sanitary staff from prolonged areas of the Company have been additionally roped for the aim. Within the two-day drive, they collected round 450 tonnes of wastes, which is the very best quantity generated on Maha Deepam to date,” S. Selva Balaji, Commissioner, Tiruvannamalai Company, informed. The Hindu.
Other than sanitary employees from Tiruvannamalai Company, civic staff from large municipalities like Ambur, Arcot, Arani, Arakkonam, Polur, Vandavasi, Vaniyambadi and Gudiyatham have been additionally roped for the aim. Together with Company Commissioner Mr. Balaji, Collector Ok. Tharpagaraj inspected the work and interacted with sanitary staff.
Company officers mentioned that wastes generated this 12 months was highest as in opposition to in 2024 (350 metric tonnes) 2023 (210 metric tonnes) and 2022 (130 metric tonnes), as a result of enhance in footfalls. Round 45 lakh devotees visited the city on 2025 Maha Deepam day.
Amongst wastes generated, disposable meals plates type nearly all of wastes, adopted by sugarcane and candy corn waste. District administration has allowed 250 people and organizations for anna danam (free meals) that may profit at the least 30 lakh devotees on Maha Deepam day. Additionally, many volunteers and teams have been additionally supplied free meals on the day.
A lot of the collected wastes might be dumped on the 15 acre-landfill website of the civic physique close to the Girivalam path. Meals and different natural wastes might be recycled to make manure for farming and terrace gardens in Tiruvannamalai.
Day by day, on a median, 50-60 metric tons of wastes are generated in Tiruvannamalai city, which has over 1,400 streets in its 39 wards.
Printed – December 07, 2025 05:00 am IST