📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Anupams123
Local
Indore grapples with surge of 400-500 tonnes daily waste during Diwali
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 05 Nov 2026, 07:31 PM
👁 21
Indore is handling an extra 400‑500 tonnes of waste each day during the Diwali festivities, straining its door‑to‑door collection and street‑cleaning operations.
The municipal corporation of Indore, often cited as a model for cleanliness in India, is confronting a sharp rise in solid waste generation as Diwali celebrations peak. Officials estimate that the city is producing between 400 and 500 tonnes more garbage each day compared with ordinary weekdays.
The surge is affecting every stage of the waste‑management chain. Door‑to‑door collection trucks are reporting overloaded bins, and crews are spending longer hours to clear streets and back‑lanes that are littered with firecracker debris, discarded sweets wrappers and other festive waste.
City authorities have urged residents to segregate waste, use designated bins and avoid littering, while also deploying additional sanitation workers and temporary collection points to keep the city’s hygiene standards intact during the holiday period.
Despite the challenges, the corporation remains confident that coordinated community effort and intensified cleaning schedules will prevent a decline in the city’s overall cleanliness rating.
The surge is affecting every stage of the waste‑management chain. Door‑to‑door collection trucks are reporting overloaded bins, and crews are spending longer hours to clear streets and back‑lanes that are littered with firecracker debris, discarded sweets wrappers and other festive waste.
City authorities have urged residents to segregate waste, use designated bins and avoid littering, while also deploying additional sanitation workers and temporary collection points to keep the city’s hygiene standards intact during the holiday period.
Despite the challenges, the corporation remains confident that coordinated community effort and intensified cleaning schedules will prevent a decline in the city’s overall cleanliness rating.