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MARGAO
Collection and disposal of garbage in the commercial capital resumed on Monday after disruption in the exercise on Sunday on account of the Janata Curfew.
MMC trucks manned by civic workers also lifted waste from various points before emptying the same at the Sonsodo site. Door-to-door waste collection workers fanned across the city to do their daily chores of collecting waste from the households.
Chief Officer Ajit Panchwadkar monitored the door-to-door collection as well as transportation of the collected waste along with with sanitary inspector Viraj Arabekar from time to time.
The Chief Officer has asked the sanitary inspectors to maintain close track on the day-to-day collection of waste and its disposal in view of the lockdown announced by the government.
MMC Chairperson Pooja Naik informed that the civic administration has been told to ensure that waste collection and disposal are not affected in any way as a result of the government lockdown. “While fighting coronavirus, we have to also ensure that garbage is collected and lifted daily to prevent other diseases,” she added.
Sanitary inspector Arabekar informed that the garbage trucks and the workers were on the field on Monday, saying that the situation would return to complete normalcy in a day.
Meanwhile, a MMC vehicle went around the city urging people to follow basic hygiene and spreading awareness on the do’s and don’ts in respect of coronavirus.
