HYDERABAD, INDIA, July 26, 2002: Heaps of garbage, overflowing drains and filth all around was what the Mayor, T. Krishna Reddy, got to see in the vicinity of the famous Ujjaini Mahankali temple even as the annual Bonalu festivities commence on Sunday. The Mayor warned of stringent action if the “mess was not cleared up immediately.” Though officials maintained that elaborate arrangements were being made for the festivities, what the Mayor saw for himself belied those claims. The MCH Additional Commissioner, R.V. Chandravadan, said additional staff were being deployed to ensure sanitation in the vicinity of all the temples in the area. “The sanitary staff will work round the clock in three shifts during the festivities,” he said. As many as 24 civil works were taken up at a cost of US$10,277.
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