Mysuru: There was complete hush in the air today as the 83rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana came to an end. But a different kind of activity was seen this morning with MCC workers wearing bright-coloured vests cleaning the venue.Over the three-day event, nearly 110 tonnes of waste was generated. Out of which 90 tonne was dry waste and the remaining 20 tonnes was wet waste. Mysuru City Corporation Health Officer Dr. D.G. Nagaraju, speaking to Star of Mysore said that 100 pourakarmikas were working in two shifts every day to clear the waste. Even as nearly four lakh delegates left the city, the pourakarmikas were busy trying to restore normalcy and make the city spick and span. “The use of plastic was completely banned and only plantain leaves and areca leaf plates were used to serve food. In spite of this strict ban, a few plastic covers of biscuits and chips packets were found,” he said. Apart from the event venue, there were 31 other places in city including that had to be cleaned as the delegates were housed in these places. Here too pourakarmikas have been busy at work.
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