India News | Swachh Survekshan 2021: Maha's Latur Gets GFC-5 Star Rating
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Latur city in Maharashtra's Marathwada region has been awarded GFC- 5 Star ranking in the Union government's Swachh Survekshan 2021 programme, mayor Vikrant Gojamunde said on Friday.
Latur, Nov 19 (PTI) Latur city in Maharashtra's Marathwada region has been awarded GFC- 5 Star ranking in the Union government's Swachh Survekshan 2021 programme, mayor Vikrant Gojamunde said on Friday.
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The city will be awarded by President Ram Nath Kovind in a ceremony to be held in New Delhi on Saturday, he added.
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The garbage free city (GFC) ranking is based on the area's compliance with protocol specified for each rating.
"In order to make the city garbage free, a processing project was set up along with decentralized waste segregation centres in four locations. A night cleaning campaign was started, and markets were cleaned every day. A plant which treats 4 lakh litres of waste water per day was also built," the mayor said.
The Latur Municipal Corporation has managed to achieve this feat with just 400 employees, Gojamunde added.
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