Municipal administration, housing and urban development (MAHUD) minister Thounaojam Shyamkumar on Wednesday handed over 31 mini trucks including 26 Tata Ace Hopper Tipper and 5 Tata LPK 912 to the elected members of the seven Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Imphal.

The vehicles which were procured under the Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) after North Eastern Council (NEC) released Rs 4.12 crore as the first instalment out of project cost (Rs 11.46 crore), will be used for collecting waste at the seven ULBs in Thoubal, Lilong Thoubal, Andro, Yairipok, Sikhong Sekmai, Wangjing and Heirok.

Around 30,000 waste bins along with 10-litre capacity 15,000 separate waste bin of blue and green colours will also be distributed to seven ULBs for segregation of waste at the source.