Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 3 (ANI): After a video emerged in which three persons, purportedly COVID-19 positive, were seen being taken to a hospital in a garbage truck in Andhra Pradesh's Vizianagaram, the district medical officer has constituted an inquiry.
Koriya (Chhattisgarh) [India], August 2 (ANI): Women sanitation workers in Chattisgarh's Koriya district have started to use whistles as an alternative to knocking on doors to alert the neighbourhood to bring out their garbage.
West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 28 (ANI): The Mandal Revenue Officer (MRO) of Akiveedu in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district on Monday refuted reports of COVID-19 patients being ill-treated after a person, later identified as a drunkard, was taken to a hospital on a garbage
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday sought a detailed report from Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police and Chairman of Municipal Corporation, Balrampur within four weeks in connection with a body of a man, which was dumped in a garbage
Balrampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 12 (ANI): An investigation has been ordered in an incident in which a body of a likely coronavirus patient was carried in a garbage van of the municipal corporation in Utraula.
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], June 11 (ANI): In a brazen case of neglect, sanitation workers of Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, a dedicated COVID-19 facility, in Amritsar were seen carrying dustbins, containing bio-medical waste on wheelchairs and stretchers, which are also used for patients.
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday announced the results of garbage free-star rating for Indian cities.
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Sanitation workers of North Delhi Municipal Corporation were seen wearing a personal protective gear for the collection of garbage from the houses of the quarantined in the Paharganj area on Thursday, for prevention of COVID-19 transmission.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 6 (ANI): A fire broke out at a garbage dump in Ernavur area of Chennai on Sunday night after some firecrackers, being burst by people, fell on it.
Siwan (Bihar) [India], Mar 31 (ANI): Migrant labourers were seen travelling in vehicles used to collect garbage to reach their destination in Siwan, Bihar.
Punjab [Pakistan], Mar 30 (ANI): Authorities here have imposed stricter measures under the garb of law, including fines and imprisonment for people failing to comply with the government's directives, without any reasonable excuse, to control the coronavirus spread.