Gujarat: 377 tonnes of green waste removed from Sabarmati

AHMEDABAD: Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corp Ltd (SRFDCL) has started the cleaning of riverfront waters from the beginning of this month and has so far collected and disposed of 377 tonnes of green waste including algae from the river.
The authority has deployed three skimmer machines, three tractor trolleys, a number of JCB machines and dumper trucks for cleaning the river.
“The riverfront water is stagnant and gets recharged using Narmada waters. The stagnant water develops algae and also gets floating garbage.
We are currently cleaning the stretch near Subhash Bridge but as the water levels are low there, skimmer machines cannot reach the ramp. So, we are using rafts and cleaning the river,” an SRFDCL official said.
The official said that the cleaning will continue for the next one month.