Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development K.T.Rama Rao said solid waste collection and treatment are being improved and modernised like never before in the city, through introduction of concealed containers.
Mr.Rama Rao launched various kinds of modernised vehicles for waste collection and transportation, at Necklace Road on Wednesday. Refuse container vehicles, hook mounted vehicles and cylindrical static containers, 20 each, were flagged off by the Minister.
Telangana government is emulating developed countries in waste collection and disposal, he said, speaking about the modernisation of the garbage transfer stations. Of the total 17 existing stations, modernisation of 11 has been completed, while four more are in progress. Officials have been instructed to take up modernisation of the remaining two also, Mr.Rama Rao said.
