Mysuru, Oct. 23 -- Sanitation workers toil through the night to clear Dasara waste

By early morning, the streets along Mysuru's Rajamarga were clean again after Jumboo Savari, thanks to a night-long clean-up by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) workers.

Lakhs of people had gathered in the city to watch Jumboo Savari and Torchlight Parade. Once the festivities were over, heaps of garbage were left behind on the streets.

The Palace premises, Chamaraja Wadiyar Circle, Albert Victor Road, K.R. Circle, Sayyaji Rao Road, RMC Circle and Bamboo Bazaar were among the places strewn with waste. The litter extended till Bannimantap.

Hundreds of civic workers collected garbage and cleaned the streets despite the foul smell from the waste. By dawn, the...