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Govt land worth Rs 2000 cr to become garbage-free under Smart City Mission in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
- Under the waste-to-wealth concept given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Coimbatore Smart City Mission has taken the initiative of cleaning the waste accumulated over decades and earning from it.
- Smart City Mission officials say valuable government land worth about 2,000 crore rupees will also become garbage-free.
- According to official data, over 15.5 lakh cubic metres of garbage were accumulated in Coimbatore city for many years. Due to this garbage, 650 acres of land were also buried in the pile of garbage.
