December 13, 2012: The much bigger and wider Clean India Show is back in Bengaluru this year with newer technologies and cleaning solutions for industries, institutions, municipal corporations, hospitals, hotels and retail segments. Supported by the Department of Urban Development, government of Karnataka, the Central Pollution Control Board, Bengaluru Municipal Corporation and National Environmental Engineering research Institute, the three-day event was inaugurated at the KTPO Exhibition Complex by Dr C S Kedar, Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Karnataka, Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Financial Corporation (KUIDFC). The show will conclude on December 15, 2012.

Inaugurating the event Dr Kedar said, "That the movement towards mechanization is going to happen in future, which is very well reflected here at the expo, I think the infrastructure is quite receptive towards this." He further said, "It is important that the tourism industry takes a lead in introducing these equipments in maintaining the surroundings of heritage structures and places of tourism importance." On the occasion Mr Ashok Jain, General Manager of the KUIDFC said, "The modern equipment and mechanized sweeping of the streets is most cost effective to implement."

The showcase at the KTPO venue has mechanised solutions for commercial cleaning, industrial cleaning, city cleaning, waste management, wastewater and sewage management, laundry, pest management and housekeeping. The show covering an area of 2246 sq.m with participation from experts/companies from India and abroad will display over 150 brands including cleaning equipment like street sweepers, vacuum cleaners, high pressure jets, ride on sweepers/scrubber driers , carpet cleaning machines, concrete maintenance machines, etc. Also on display are chemicals and hygiene products, cleaning tools and laundry solutions.

Clean India Show which started in 2005 has now grown to become Asia's largest cleaning show. This year's show has exhibitors like Sealed Air India (Diversey India), Karcher Cleaning Systems, Eureka Forbes, Charnock Equipments Pvt. Ltd , Ion Exchange India, Pest Control India, Lanxess India Pvt. Ltd, Unger India, Bosch , 3M, SuriePolex, TSM , Best Practices Ltd, Inventa Cleantec Pvt. Ltd, Haylide Chemicals and others.

On the occasion Ms Mangala Chandran, Director, Virtual Info Systems Pvt Ltd, said "This is a giant stride for us to acquire participation from leading companies and support from Karnataka Urban Development Department, Bengaluru Municipal Corporation and many organizations from different states. The show has been specially tailored to help address the pressing issues and importance in cleaning across industries. Through the show, we are working together with participating companies to equip industries with the necessary knowledge to address critical issues that hinder productivity improvement for cleaning. Lastly, we would like to thank all the participating companies for their support"

At the venue, seminar on Hospital Hygiene and Waste Management and Recycling of Municipal Waste was held on the inaugural day. Topics like Industrial Cleaning and Building Service Industry will be covered in the subsequent days. Another highlight is that the show is having a separate laundry section for the first time with seminar sessions on laundry. The seminars will be addressed by experts from the respective fields.