Sanitation drive in Trichy from today

Trichy: After facing a volley of complaints on a daily basis over extensive littering in public spots, Trichy Corporation has scheduled a massive pan-city cleanliness drive from Wednesday targeting the most littered spots and vacant plots, till January 30. Sources said that 25 most littered locations have been identified in each of the 65 wards in the city. Sanitary officials will focus on the most prone spots to identify the reason for waste dumping. The corporation has also planned to penalise offenders during the drive. Source reduction drive to eliminate potential dengue mosquito breeding objects will also be carried out as a part of the drive. Corporation officials said that they are also planning to include seizure and penalisation of plastic products in the drive. tnn