Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Ongole Municipal Corporation Sets Waste Segregation World Record
Ongole held a large cleanup activity on Saturday.
Workers and residents separated wet and dry waste across the town.
They finished the activity in one hour.
The World Book of Records recognized it with a certificate and plaque.
The event was part of Ongole Municipality’s 150-year celebrations.
About 81,000 households had received bags for separating waste.
Officials said the drive increased awareness about sorting rubbish.
The campaign used the slogan “Mana Ongole, Mana Gauravam.”
Ongole Municipal Corporation completed a city-wide waste segregation drive across the town in one hour.
The World Book of Records presented an official certificate and commemorative plaque to Municipal Commissioner T Venkata Krishnaiah.
The drive was part of celebrations marking 150 years of Ongole Municipality.
Around 81,000 households received bags to separate wet and dry waste.
Officials said the campaign increased public awareness and promoted the cleanliness slogan “Mana Ongole, Mana Gauravam.”
- Who
- Ongole Municipal Corporation, local residents and public representatives took part.
- What
- A city-wide wet-and-dry waste segregation drive was completed in one hour and recognized by the World Book of Records.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Across Ongole, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- The drive was organized during celebrations of Ongole Municipality’s 150th anniversary and to promote cleanliness and waste segregation.
- Organizer
- Ongole Municipal Corporation
- Recognition
- World Book of Records certificate and commemorative plaque
- Duration
- One hour
- Households reached
- Around 81,000
- Waste categories
- Wet and dry waste
- Occasion
- 150th anniversary celebrations of Ongole Municipality
- Campaign slogan
- “Mana Ongole, Mana Gauravam”