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Srinagar floods fury: 17,360 metric tons of garbage removed

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Press Trust of India Jammu
Last Updated : Sep 28 2014 | 8:50 PM IST
Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has removed 17,360 metric tons of garbage from the city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, till now.
"In its special sanitation drive after floods, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation removed 17,360 metric tons of garbage waste from September 11 to September 27 in Srinagar city," an official spokesman said.
For cleaning of Srinagar City, the corporation put 5,000 men and 200 machines in to service which are operating round -the-clock, he said.
SMC also lifted 1,459 carcasses and disposed off them scientifically, the spokesman said.
The SMC used 44,000 liters of disinfectants in different flood-affected areas. Besides, 72 de-watering stations were made operational in Srinagar city, he said.

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First Published: Sep 28 2014 | 8:50 PM IST

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