Mysuru: In 190 hours spread over 18 days, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) removed 817 tonnes of waste from 50 garbage vulnerable points (GVPs) across Mysuru city. Another 30 places will be rid of dirt before Aug 31 by civic authorities.As part of the 80th Independence Day celebrations, MCC has launched a special citywide drive to clear 80 garbage vulnerable points (GVPs). In under three weeks, the initiative has achieved a milestone by cleaning more than 60% of the target. The drive began on July 28 and, as of Aug 14, 50 places wore a clean and tidy look because of the sustained operations.Officials said many of the identified vulnerable points were being used for dumping construction debris, which formed the bulk of the waste cleared during the campaign.MCC commissioner MK Savitha told TOI that the effort has been carried out without any additional financial burden, relying on systematic planning, coordinated fieldwork, and regular deployment of staff and machinery to remove accumulated waste from identified hotspots. Usually, a special drive would cost an additional sum, but all the cleaning work was done using the available manpower, she said.She said daily motivation of the staff has been a key factor in maintaining momentum, and a competitive work environment has been created to ensure faster and more effective cleaning. With 50 points completed, the corporation aims to remove all 80 garbage-vulnerable points by Aug 31.To encourage performance, MCC has decided to institute awards for the best five teams involved in the drive.Savitha says the initiative is not limited to waste removal by itself, and several cleaned locations are being transformed through follow-up measures such as painting and planting saplings, to discourage fresh dumping and improve the appearance of the surroundings.The cleaning of CV Road on Aug 3 helped clear 133 tonnes. MCC commissioner explained that more than half of the waste removed was construction debris. About 149 tonnes of waste were removed from Gokulam crematorium point and about 137 tonnes of waste were cleared from Eden Garden in Rajiv Nagar II Stage.The biggest collection of waste was from Bhootala Maidan in Vidyaranyapuram which was conducted on Aug 12, where about 220 tonnes were removed. Upon the completion of the drive, wastes will be segregated, said Savitha.
