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With 24 superior sanitary unit supervising the operations, 50 litter-picking teams worked with bin-bags round-the-clock for real-time discarded postulation and 52 sanitation workers were conscionable deployed to the 13 parking venues astir the stadium.
Just 2 days of Music of the Spheres concerts by British set Coldplay successful Ahmedabad led to procreation of 550 tonnes of garbage successful and astir the Narendra Modi Stadium, which hosted the event, and 149 different venues and transport routes utilized by the 2.5 lakh attendees.
According to details obtained from the Solid Waste Management (SWM) section of the AMC, a full of 492 sanitation workers were deployed successful 2 shifts implicit 2 days crossed each the venues and routes falling wrong the assemblage ambit of the concert, said Vijay Mistry, Director of SWM.
With 24 superior sanitary unit supervising the operations, 50 litter-picking teams worked with bin-bags round-the-clock for real-time discarded postulation and 52 sanitation workers were conscionable deployed to the 13 parking venues astir the stadium.
With regards to equipment, a full of 14 JCB machines and 27 trucks were deployed successful 4 shifts to grip discarded removal, on with 12 sweeping machines, 2 mist cannons, and 4 h2o tankers. There were 5 compactors and 10 further SWM vehicles facilitated for seamless discarded transportation, arsenic per information from the civic body.
A full of 61 trips successful 4 shifts were made for discarded disposal successful which, 550 tonnes of discarded was collected and responsibly disposed of. Further, other dustbins were provided to 140 shops astir the stadium and garbage from determination was besides lifted successful existent time.
The AMC besides carried retired cleanliness operations astatine 78 salient hotels catering to home and planetary visitors, including Taj Skyline, Hyatt Regency, ITC Narmada, Courtyard by Marriott, Novotel, Radisson Blu, and Renaissance Ahmedabad.
Sanitation teams were besides deployed astatine 14 AMTS autobus stands; 4 railway stations, including Kalupur Sabarmati, Maninagar, and Chandlodia; 10 metro stations, and 29 BRTS stations.
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The authorities authorities Thursday besides said that much than 900 flights landed astatine Ahmedabad International Airport successful 3 days, astir treble than usual.
In a connection connected Monday, the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) had said, “GMRC has achieved its highest rider travel 2,13,735 successful Ahmedabad connected January 25, 2025. Further 1,91,529 rider journeys was achieved connected January 26.” This was adjacent higher than World Cup matches astatine the stadium.
The information statement successful the metropolis successful presumption of the concerts included implicit 4,000 informed personnel, including 1 squad of the Special Composite Group (30 SCG) of the NSG stationed successful Gujarat, 3 Quick Response Teams (QRTs), 1 squad from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), 10 teams of the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), and 2 CCTV surveillance van teams isolated from the constabulary force. The Ahmedabad City constabulary had deployed a 3,825-strong force, including 14 DCPs, 25 ACPs, 63 Inspectors, 142 Sub-Inspectors, and 3,581 Head Constables and Constables.
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