Summary:
As per data, officials collected 3,898 tonnes of garbage on Thursday, as against an average of 4,700 tonnes collected from March 1 to 15. This being the case, the waste now being collected is largely restricted to residential category, said officials, adding that it mainly constitutes sanitary waste. To the question of how many folds the sanitary waste has increased in recent weeks, the officials said there was no data available or the same. Even as waste generation has gone down, sanitary workers in the city have been reporting for work diligently. BIG NUMBERSAverage waste collection 5,100 tonnesWet Waste 600 tonnesDry Waste 280 tonnesDumped at landfills 4,220 tonnes.