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Mysuru Mobilizes 500 Extra Cleaners to Maintain Spotless Dasara Festivities
3 Oct
Summary
- Mysuru deployed 500 additional sanitation workers for Dasara festival
- City generates 500-550 tons of waste daily, with 60-70 tons more during Dasara
- Coordinated efforts of regular and extra staff helped maintain cleanliness
In the lead-up to the Dasara festival, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) took proactive measures to ensure the city remained spotless during the 11-day celebrations. The MCC deployed 500 additional sanitation workers, known as pourakarmikas, to supplement the existing 1,675 workers responsible for door-to-door garbage collection and street cleaning.
This surge in manpower was deemed necessary given the expected increase in visitor footfall over the course of the festival. The additional staff were deployed in shifts to provide 24/7 cleaning at the key venues, including the Mysore Palace and Maharaja's College Ground, which hosted the popular Aahara Mela food festival.
Mysuru typically generates between 500 to 550 tons of waste daily, but during the Dasara festivities, this figure rose by an additional 60 to 70 tons. To handle the increased waste, the MCC also deployed about 60 extra vehicles for transportation.
Despite the challenges posed by the sheer volume of visitors and waste, the coordinated efforts of the regular and additional sanitation workers helped maintain an overall high level of cleanliness throughout the Dasara celebrations. City officials and local NGOs have emphasized that sustaining Mysuru's cleanliness is an ongoing collective responsibility, not just a priority during the festival period.
