Gurugram, Oct. 7 -- The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram's (MCG) Finance and Contracts Committee (F&CC)approved nine sanitation and waste-management projects worth Rs.47.26 crore on Tuesday, officials said. According to officials, the works aim to strengthen sanitation capacity at the zone and ward levels and improve the collection, processing and disposal of different categories of waste. The 10th F&CC meeting was chaired by mayor Rajrani Malhotra, with senior officials including MCG commissioner Pradeep Dahiya and other officials present. The committee approved additional manpower and machinery, including tractor-trolleys and earthmovers, for all six MCG zones to augment sanitation operations, officials said, adding that Rs.455.89 lakh has been approved for each zone, taking the total expenditure under this component to around Rs.27.35 crore. Officials said the resources are expected to strengthen garbage collection, routine sanitation work and special cleanliness drives. The F&CC also approved a Rs.4.34 crore project for door-to-door collection of up to 500 tonnes of C&D waste per day across Gurugram to enable an organised mechanism for collecting and managing construction debris and curb dumping of C&D waste on roadsides, vacant plots and public spaces, officials added. Along with the aforementioned works, the committee also approved the development of four civil infrastructure sheds to process daily waste at the cost of Rs. 9.92 crore and allocated Rs.5.64 crore to operate mechanical road-sweeping machines for six months. Mayor Rajrani Malhotra said, "Making Gurugram a clean, beautiful and well-organised city is a priority for MCG. The decision to provide additional manpower and machinery in all six zones is important for strengthening sanitation services." MCG commissioner Dahiya said the civic body is strengthening its sanitation and waste-management infrastructure....