Nashik: The civic body collected 763 tonnes of additional waste from over 350 garbage vans during seven days of Diwali festival between November 6 and 12. Usually, 730 tonnes of waste is generated in the city on an average per day, which is collected through garbage vans and transported to the compost plant at Pathardi area on the outskirts of the city. According to Avesh Palod, director, solid waste department of the NMC, the average waste generation in the city increased from 730 tonnes per day before Diwali to 839 tonnes per day in seven days from November 6 during the Diwali festival.In the Diwali period last year, the daily waste collection was around 750 tonnes per day. Usually, people start cleaning their houses and commercial establishments around three four days before the Diwali festival. Waste is also generated due to packaging materials used to pack gift items, sweet boxes, firecrackers and other waste, Palod said. An NMC official said they had also deployed over 15 garbage vans in night shift to clean the major market areas that were crowded during Diwali festival. These markets areas like Raviwar Karanja, Shalimar, Main Road, M G Road and other market areas in Nashik Road were cleaned twice a day. After the end of the contract period of previous contractors, four new contractors were deployed by the civic body for six divisions from December last year to collect garbage from households across the city and transport them to the compost plant of the civic body on the outskirts of the city at Pathardi.140 additional garbage vans are deployed by the contractors for the next five years, considering the new residential areas developing rapidly on the outskirts around the city. Smaller garbage vans will also enter the narrow roads of the slums to collect the garbage. Over 350 garbage vans are operational in the city to collect garbage from the households in the city.New residential areas are growing rapidly in Adgaon, Mhasrul, Makhmalabad, Pathradi, new Indira Nagar and on the outskirts of the city. By December 2022, the daily garbage collection in the city was in the range between 620 and 650 tonnes per day.We also published the following articles recentlyDiwali: Chennai Corporation collects 210 tonne of wasteThe Greater Chennai Corporation has collected 210 tonnes of cracker waste during the Diwali festival. This is less than the 270 tonnes collected last year in the same timeframe. Valsaravakkam had the highest amount of waste collected at 29 tonnes, followed by Alandur with 26.9 tonnes. Sholinganallur collected 3.5 tonnes of waste. The collection drive will continue on Tuesday.8k+ waste dumping plaints in 5 months, 77% on garbageThe BMCs CM Swachh Mumbai WhatsApp Helpline has received 8,445 complaints in the five months since its launch. Most of the complaints, 6,486, are related to garbage disposal, while 2,000 are about debris and construction waste. The helpline has now added a new category for waste burning complaints. However, some residents have expressed dissatisfaction with the helpline, citing difficulties in registering complaints and the lack of options for suggestions or talking to an executive. A BMC official stated that most waste burning incidents are due to a lack of awareness about the dangers of open burning.Garbage van driver planned BT Kawade Rd robbery: ProbeThe Pune police have arrested six men, including the key conspirator, for a robbery in which a jeweler was shot and robbed of cash and jewelry worth Rs 1.1 lakh. The police used CCTV footage and information from a landlord to track down the suspects. The arrested men include a garbage van driver, two waste collectors, and three others from Delhi. The police have recovered a stolen bike and a revolver used in the crime. The suspects have confessed to planning the robbery after noticing the jewelers renovated store.

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