India, Nov. 1 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) standing committee has approved a nine-month extension to its performance-based road sweeping trial, with officials to review its progress every three months.

Standing committee chairman Shrinath Bhimale said the extension would help improve road cleanliness and waste management across the city. "Roads are now cleaner. The extension will help further improve sweeping and waste management in the city. Since the system is performance-based, it is easier to monitor the work and take action wherever required," he said.

Launched by the civic body's solid waste management department as a three-month trial, the initiative makes contractors responsible for maintaining cleanliness along ass...