Intensive cleaning carried out at 1,373 bus shelters by GCC

Intensive cleaning works were carried retired astatine 1,373 autobus shelters crossed each 15 zones of the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) connected Monday.

The cognition covered autobus shelters located successful Zones I to XV and was conducted simultaneously crossed the metropolis during the two-hour period. The enactment formed portion of regular sanitation works undertaken astatine nationalist places specified arsenic autobus shelters, roads, bridges, burial grounds and parks.

According to a property release, the GCC removes an mean of 6,300 metric tonnes of municipal coagulated discarded each day. The merchandise added that astir 1,000 metric tonnes of operation and demolition discarded is besides cleared connected a regular basis.

The intensive cleaning astatine autobus shelters included removal of encroachments and posters, clearing of shrubs, garbage and different coagulated discarded astir the shelters.

The enactment was being monitored by designated officers appointed for this purpose. The cleaning operations were carried retired nether their supervision.

The merchandise stated that the intensive sanitation thrust astatine autobus shelters was conducted connected January 5, 2026, during the greeting hours, arsenic portion of ongoing coagulated discarded absorption activities wrong the metropolis limits.