HYDERABAD: As part of the Mega E-Sanitation Drive, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation collected 48 metric tonnes of electronic waste on the first day of the campaign on Monday.
GHMC Commissioner R V Karnan visited the mega e-waste collection drive at Baghlingampally in the Musheerabad Circle and reviewed arrangements made for the collection and scientific processing of electronic waste.
On the first day, the drive was conducted across 271 locations in the city, with 94 vehicles deployed exclusively for e-waste collection. The collected material was transported to authorised processing units. Officials said the e-sanitation drive will continue on Tuesday as well.
Household appliances, IT equipment among items collected
GHMC officials said the e-waste collected on the first day included a wide range of household, consumer and electronic items. These comprised large appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, microwave ovens, and water coolers and heaters.
Small appliances collected included mixers, grinders, blenders, toasters, electric kettles, irons, hair dryers, trimmers, vacuum cleaners and small fans.
The drive also covered IT and telecom equipment, including computers, laptops, tablets, keyboards, mouse devices, monitors, printers, scanners, Wi-Fi routers, modems, set-top boxes, mobile phones, chargers and earphones.
Consumer electronics such as televisions, music systems, digital cameras, lighting equipment, electrical switches and circuit boards were also part of the collection.
In addition, miscellaneous electronic items including UPS systems, inverters, batteries, power banks, adapters, electronic toys and smartwatches were received during the drive.
4,445 metric tonnes of waste moved in 12 days
Meanwhile, GHMC's ongoing special sanitation drive has completed 12 days, with a focus on converting garbage-vulnerable points into selfie points.
During this period, sanitation works were carried out across 2,803 locations in 300 wards, covering foot overbridges, flyovers, parks and garbage-vulnerable points. Officials said 3,289 metric tonnes of municipal waste and 1,156 metric tonnes of construction debris were removed, taking the total additional waste transported to 4,445 metric tonnes.
The two drives were monitored on the ground by zonal commissioners and deputy commissioners.