Massive cleanliness drive collects 57.5 tonne garbage in a day in city
Nagpur: In a strong push to improve urban hygiene, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), in collaboration with Nagpur Smart and Sustainable City Development Corporation Limited (NSSCDCL), carried out a deep cleanliness drive across all ten city zones on Saturday.
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Branded under the campaign 'Swachhata Apnao, Bimari Bhagao' (Adopt Cleanliness, Drive Away Diseases), the initiative saw enthusiastic participation from citizens, volunteers, and civic officials, resulting in the removal of 57.5 tonne garbage in a single day.
The cleanliness drive covered key areas across all ten zones of Nagpur, ensuring comprehensive citywide sanitation. In the Laxmi Nagar zone, operations were carried out at Orange City Street and Sahakar Nagar, while in Dharampeth, Main Road and the Balodyan area were targeted.
Hanuman Nagar saw deep cleaning at Somwari Quarters and the Tukdoji Statue area. In Dhantoli, Mhada Colony, Subhash Road, and Shanivari were cleaned.
The Nehru Nagar zone focused on Jawahar Hostel and Hasanbagh, whereas in Gandhibagh, teams worked around Santra Market and the vicinity of Nagpur railway station. Sataranjipura's drive concentrated on the stretch from Bharat Mata Chowk to Tabla Bazaar. Lakadganj zone covered the Mini Mata Nagar locality, and in Ashi Nagar, the Mahendra Nagar area was cleaned.
The Mangalwari zone included Hasan Garage and Mohan Nagar Road.
Sanitation workers carried out sweeping, grass cutting, debris removal, and intensive deep cleaning activities as part of the campaign. Ten poclain machines, 10 tippers, 2 large trucks, and all available garbage collection vehicles were deployed.
Launched under the instructions of municipal commissioner Abhijeet Chaudhari, the campaign was guided by additional commissioner Vasumana Pant and supervised by chief sanitation officer Dr Gajendra Mahalle.
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Pant visited multiple zones, encouraged public participation, and urged residents to keep their surroundings clean and hand over segregated waste to sanitation workers. Citizens were asked to report lapses through the 'My Nagpur' app or NMC's grievance portal.
NGOs including Green Vigil Foundation, Tejaswini Mahila Manch, and Gachivaril Mativirahit Baug Samooh contributed actively. Volunteers such as Surbhi Jaiswal, Mehul Kosurkar, and Shriya Jog participated, along with NMC brand ambassadors RJ Amod and Kaustav Chatterjee.
NMC officials said such drives will continue to promote long-term behavioural change and sustained citizen engagement in keeping Nagpur clean.
Zones---Garbage collected (in tonne)
Dhantoli– 15
Nehru Nagar– 12
Gandhibagh– 8
Hanuman Nagar– 5
Laxmi Nagar– 4
Sataranjipura– 4
Lakadganj– 4
Mangalwari– 3.5
Dharampeth– 1
Ashi Nagar– 1
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