Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Puttaparthi Sets Time-Bound Plan for a Garbage-Free Municipality
Officials in Puttaparthi have made a plan to keep the town clean.
They want the town to have no garbage, stagnant water or single-use plastic.
Every home and business must separate wet waste from dry waste.
Special vehicles will collect these two kinds of waste separately.
Drains will be cleaned and potholes will be filled before and during the monsoon season.
Workers will also use fogging and anti-mosquito sprays.
Special dustbins will be placed in busy commercial areas.
Officials who do not finish the work on time may face strict action.
A time-bound plan aims to make Puttaparthi single-use plastic-free, stagnant water-free and garbage-free.
Households and commercial establishments must separate wet and dry waste completely.
Waste vehicles with separate compartments will collect the two types of waste.
Officials were ordered to desilt drains, fill road potholes and conduct continuous mosquito-control operations.
The Collector warned of strict action if sanitation work is delayed or handled negligently.
- Who
- MLA Palle Sindhura Reddy, Collector Shyam Prasad, former Minister Palle Raghunatha Reddy and municipal officials.
- What
- They prepared a time-bound sanitation plan to make Puttaparthi single-use plastic-free, stagnant water-free and garbage-free.
- When
- The plan was prepared at a review meeting held on Thursday; no calendar date was provided.
- Where
- Puttaparthi municipality.
- Why
- Because Puttaparthi is an international spiritual center and officials want to develop it as a clean, modern and model city.
- Waste segregation
- Wet and dry waste must be collected separately from every household and commercial establishment.
- Collection vehicles
- Vehicles with separate compartments must be used for wet and dry waste.
- Monsoon preparations
- Drains are to be desilted and road potholes filled immediately.
- Mosquito control
- Continuous fogging and anti-mosquito spraying were ordered.
- Public dustbins
- “Win dustbins” are to be installed in commercial areas.
- Enforcement
- Officials may face strict action for delays or negligence in sanitation management.
- Meeting attendees
- Puttaparthi RDO Suvarna, Municipal Commissioner Srinivasulu and Public Health official Narasimha Murthy attended.