Waste accumulation reduced at hydel plant post drive: Officials

After the Municipal Corporation (MC) carried out a drive to clean the Sidhwan Canal and spread awareness, accumulation of solid waste at the mini hydel plant, installed near the Jawaddi canal bridge, has reduced by 85-90 per cent, officials claimed here on Monday.

Gurpreet Singh, manager of the plant, said dumping of waste into the canal had been affecting the functioning of the plant and they had to remove the waste on a regular basis.

He said after the drive had been initiated to stop residents from dumping waste into the canal, the arrival of solid waste at the plant had reduced by around 85-90 per cent.