GHMC to launch 650 more Swachh autos

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is adding 650 more Swachh Auto Tippers (SAT) and extending the reach of door-to-door garbage collection across the city. As part of Swachh City initiative, the civic body will be providing these 650 SATs to all the 30 circles in addition to the existing 2,500 vehicles.

MA&UD Minister KT Rama Rao, Mayor G Vijayalakshmi and GHMC Commissioner DS Lokesh Kumar will be launching 325 of these vehicles at



Necklace Road on Thursday. According to the GHMC, the allotment of autos is purely based on the number of uncovered areas in each circle and is transparent. 

The procurement of vehicles is under driver-cum-owner scheme in which 10 per cent of the cost of the vehicle is borne by the beneficiary. The remaining cost is borne by GHMC by taking finance from Canara Bank at the rate of 8 per cent per annum for 72 months.