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Bihar: PMC plans major overhaul of sanitation system

Patna, Nov 6 (UNI) The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) has drawn up a new master plan to strengthen the city's sanitation system, under which two agencies will be deployed for waste collection in municipal zones.
According to municipal corporation officials, the new arrangement aims to improve sanitation services across the city's zones, with three zones being brought under a strengthened cleaning mechanism. The number of sanitation workers will also be increased.
The new system is expected to generate annual savings of more than Rs 24 crore on sanitation operations. To ensure greater efficiency and accountability, garbage collection vehicles are already being monitored through GPS. Under the proposed arrangement, real-time tracking will continue to monitor the movement and operation of waste collection vehicles.
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