Queries about garbage clearance can be addressed to the toll free number 1800-425-1566 between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Well-laid roads and a garbage-free environs have become a distant dream for Chenniites.
Private conservancy operator Ramky Enviro Engineers, is supposed to have taken charge of solid waste management in three zones of Chennai Corporation – Teynampet (Zone IX), Kodambakkam (Zone X) and Adyar (Zone XIII). The machinery is said to be put in place by mid-January to man the four stages – collection, segregation, transportation and disposal of garbage. The officials of the organisation assure that they have covered the entire Teynampet zone and work is progressing steadily in all the wards there.
Originally written for The Hindu, read more at https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/will-the-new-broom-sweep-clean/article3445756.ece