India, April 19 -- The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) is set to install 500 new twin-dustbins and replace the damaged ones across the city under its "intensive sanitation drive", officials said on Saturday.

They added that a tender for about Rs.56 lakh has been floated for this work.

Twin-dustbins, usually colored blue and green, are placed together to encourage the public to separate dry and wet waste. The city currently has 400 such bins.

Sundar Sheoran, executive engineer at MCG, said the new project aims to install additional dustbins and replace damaged ones across the city.

Most of these dustbins are installed near markets, metro stations, community centres, parks, on 18-meter roads and in peri-urban areas.

However, re...