India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
The Prayagraj Municipal Corporation is actively working to realize Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision of Swachh Bharat, and keep the Triveni Sangam clean and pure. For this, trash skimmer machines have been installed, which remove 10 to 15 tons of waste daily from the Ganga and Yamuna rivers.
The preparations for the world's largest event, the Mahakumbh, began nearly four years ago when the trash skimmer machine was installed. Initially, this machine removed 50-60 quintals of waste daily. After observing its effectiveness, the Prayagraj Municipal Corporation bought another machine about two years ago, which doubled the pace of cleaning the rivers.
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