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150 citizens pull 5,000 kg of plastic from Anantapur canal
About 150 citizens of Anantapur joined a clean-up drive on Sunday, removing nearly 5,000 kg of plastic and other waste from the heavily polluted Tungabhadra High Level Canal (HLC). The drive, organised…
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About 150 citizens of Anantapur joined a clean-up drive on Sunday, removing nearly 5,000 kg of plastic and other waste from the heavily polluted Tungabhadra High Level Canal (HLC). The drive, organised by Discover Ananthapuram, Rotary Club of Anantapur, SR Defence Academy and city youth, saw volunteers extract around six tractor-loads of garbage from the canal and its surroundings.
The Indian Opinion
Anantapur's clean-up drive proves citizens still care about their city more than the municipality does. While 150 volunteers hauled 5,000 kg of garbage from the HLC Canal in a single day, the question lingers: where were the civic authorities until now? Good intentions and weekly drives are welcome, but without sustained municipal enforcement of waste disposal laws, the canal will revert to being a dump. The real test is whether Anantapur Municipal Corporation can prevent the next 5,000 kg from accumulating.
Source: deccanchronicle.com
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