Minister for Cooperation ‘Sellur’ K. Raju pressing into service new garbage collection vehicles in Madurai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: S_Jamesmore-inThe Corporation received five tractors and a mini-excavator all at a cost of Rs.50 lakh here on Saturday. At a brief function, Ministers ‘Sellur’ K. Raju and R.B. The solid waste removed from the wards had to be transported to Vellakal through lorries and tractors. Every day, over 600 metric tons of waste was removed and the Corporation was in the process of procuring more dumper bins.

Source: The Hindu December 04, 2016 02:54 UTC