Kovai reeks of garbage as CCMC fails to find solution to dispose off solid waste

COIMBATORE: Residents of the city complain of stench as the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation is facing a huge challenge in disposing off solid waste as a result of which several roads remain littered with trash. For months, CCMC has been unable to secure a competent private waste management company to handle the city’s garbage. With the city’s 100 wards generating approximately 1,200 tonnes of garbage daily, the existing waste collection and disposal systems have proven inadequate. I urge officials take action soon.” CCMC Commissioner M Sivaguru Prabakaran told TNIE, “We have received complaints about the stench in the city over the past few days.