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The civic body has already taken off 956 garbage containers off the roads. Firecracker waste will be added in the next couple of days. We will have to work overtime to clean up the roads again.”Vehicles collecting waste from apartments and commercial buildings will double the runs of their service.SMC has made time table and informed people when the garbage van will pick the garbage from door step. Surat: While the people of Diamond City celebrate Diwali and Gujarati New Year on Wednesday and Thursday, more than 2,500 sanitation workers of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will stand guard to ensure that the city streets remain clean during the festival season.These workers divided in several teams will work during the night to keep the roads clean.Dr Pradip Umrigar from health department of SMC said, “Since last week, daily waste off take has gone up to 2,100 metric tonne (MT) per day from regular off take of 1,800 MT per day..