MCC bags first place in solid waste management

Team Udayavani, Jun 23, 2018, 4:02 PM IST

Mangaluru: Mangaluru city has secured first place in solid waste management category under the Swach Bharath Abhiyan.

The award ceremony will be held at Indore today.

Mangaluru Mayor Bhaskar K., MCC Health Standing Committee president Naveen D’Souza, Commissioner Mohammed Nazeer and environment engineer Madhu will receive the award.

27 cities from the state had participated in the cleanliness survey. Of them, Mangaluru City Corporation achieved the 63rd position nationally.

During the 2016 cleanliness survey, cities with more than 10 lakh population were considered. In 2017, cities with more than 1 lakh population were considered. This time, all the cities in India have been considered.  In this way, Mangaluru city has come first nationally for the best management in solid waste disposal.