# Malkajgiri civic body collects 2.5 tons of sacred waste 2026-08-16T06:32:26+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation (MMC) has collected 2.5 tons of sacred waste under the Udavasana programme in July. The drive covered Uppal, LB Nagar and Malkajgiri zones. The waste, including deity photo frames, is dismantled, segregated and sent to recyclers. MMC Commissioner T Vinay Krishna Reddy said the process ensures sacred waste does not end up in landfills or water bodies. The programme was announced on July 23 and launched on July 25 for safe disposal of old and damaged deity images. Citizens can leave such items at their nearest temple if they cannot reach collection points. ## Coverage - siasat.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Hyderabad, LB Nagar, Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation, Udavasana, Uppal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/malkajgiri-civic-body-collects-2-5-tons-of-sacred-waste/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/malkajgiri-civic-body-collects-2-5-tons-of-sacred-waste/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/