CHENNAI: A total of 190 tonne of waste was collected by the Greater Chennai Corporation during the weekend after immersion of Ganesha statues by devotees.
Among the waste collected, 60% was food, 4.5% was plastic, 6.3% flowers and the remaining were mixed waste.
According to a statement, the GCC‘s garbage collection contractor Urbaser Sumeet deployed 220 men to clean up the beaches around Foreshore Estate and Marina.
Some statues which washed ashore were again immersed.
Among the waste collected, 60% was food, 4.5% was plastic, 6.3% flowers and the remaining were mixed waste.
According to a statement, the GCC‘s garbage collection contractor Urbaser Sumeet deployed 220 men to clean up the beaches around Foreshore Estate and Marina.
Some statues which washed ashore were again immersed.
