India, May 31 -- Union minister for housing and urban affairs Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday directed officials to develop a zone-wise waste collection system and maintain detailed records of garbage collection vehicles, including the number of households covered and the quantity of waste transported to secondary collection points.

The directions were issued at a meeting with Gurugram mayor Raj Rani Malhotra, Municipal Corporation Gurugram (MCG) commissioner Pradeep Dahiya and councillors. The meeting focused on improving sanitation, waste management, civic infrastructure and resource requirements for the rapidly expanding city.

The minister stressed the need for coordinated action among the district administration, Gurugram Metropolitan...