The State Government has approved the Kumbh Mela administration’s proposal for installing 80 underground garbage bins in Haridwar. These garbage containers are expected to boost the level of civic sanitation during the Kumbh Mela to be held here in 2021.
The Kumbh Mela officer Deepak Rawat said that desired level of saniation will be ensured during the Kumbh Mela in the area under the purview of Municipal Corporation of Haridwar and the surrounding areas.
Rawat said that with the State Government granting permission for installing hydraulic underground garbage bins, 80 such garbage bins will be installed in different areas of the city ahead of the Kumbh Mela.
Each of these underground garbage bins will have the capacity to hold about two tonnes of garbage.
There will be chutes overhead to enable people to dispose of garbage in these bins. Machines will be used to empty the garbage from these underground garbage bins, he added.
It is pertinent to mention here that about 150 tonnes of solid municipal waste is generated daily in Haridwar. crores of people are expected to arrive in the city for the 2021 Kumbh Mela.
The huge footfall is also expected to increase the quantity of garbage generated in the city during the Kumbh Mela.