Aafrin Kidwai The quantity of hazardous waste generated in Chennai from firecrackers came down by 20% this Diwali.
According to a press release from the Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner G. Prakash, the quantity of hazardous waste has reduced from 22.58 tonnes in 2019 to 18 tonnes this year, reports The Hindu.
The southern region of the Greater Chennai Corporation generated the highest quantity of such waste in the past three days.
According to the data provided in the press release, most of the hazardous waste from crackers is yet to be processed for safe disposal. The hazardous waste was dumped at SIPCOT, Gummidipoondi, last year. Chennai Corporation officials said they deployed more than 19,500 conservancy workers for cleaning the streets during Deepavali.
Picture Credit: Sunciti _ Sundaram’s Images + Messages, Sparkles phuljhari fireworks on DIWALI, festival of lights, CC BY-SA 2.0
