Along with civic workers of Vellore Corporation, residents including students, senior citizens and women were engaged in mass cleaning in Katpadi town on Saturday.
A joint initiative of the civic body and Katpadi 14th Ward Residents Welfare Association, residents from Radhakrishnan Nagar, Variyar Nagar, Durai Nagar, A.C. Mottur, Osipattammal Nagar, Sairam Nagar, Venmani Nagar, Red Cross and Vivekananda Road that came under 14th ward of the civic body were involved in the exercise.
The drive was started by the Zone-1 chairperson of the Corporation, R. Pushpalatha and G. Samundeeswari, ward councillor. “Open dumping of waste has become a common problem in our ward. So, we decided to rope like-minded residents and the civic body to sensitise residents, especially youth to prevent the menace. People from other areas also dump their waste in our area during the night,” said K. Renganathan, president, Katpadi 14th Ward Residents Welfare Association.
