Ahead of Diwali festivities, Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) on Thursday launched a massive cleanliness drive to clean main markets and routes of the city.
Following the directives issued by RMC Commissioner, Avanish Kumar Sharan, different teams of 250 workers carried out cleaning at Gol Bazaar, Sadar Bazaar, Malviya Road, MG Road, Jawahar Nagar, Ramsagar Para Road, Kankali Para Road and other markets.
The teams collected garbage loaded in 14 trips of tractor-trolley and dumped the same at the trenching ground.Meanwhile, an anti-encroachment squad of RMC removed an illegal construction being developed in Shivanand Nagar. The team found about 150 square ft construction beyond the permissible limit and removed the same.