Dwaraka Bus Station in Visakhapatnam bags top Swachh rank in State

The RTC’s Dwaraka Bus Station here has secured first place in the State under the Swachh Bus Station category. District Public Transport Officer B. Appala Naidu received the award from Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu during the Gandhi Jayanti celebrations in Vijayawada on Friday.

A felicitation programme was organised at the bus station complex on Saturday to mark the achievement. Sanitation workers, supervisors and department officials were honoured for their efforts in maintaining the bus station.

Addressing the gathering, Mr. Appala Naidu attributed the achievement to the collective efforts of the staff and urged them to maintain the sanitation standards to retain the top position next year. He said cleanliness should become a people’s movement and called upon citizens to give priority to personal hygiene and keeping their surroundings clean to realise the vision of a Swachh Andhra-Swarnandhra Pradesh.

Deputy Chief Traffic Manager K. Padmavathi, Assistant Traffic Manager K. Gangadhar, Accounts Officer Vamsi Mohini, Personnel Officer J. Tirupathi, depot managers and administrative staff participated in the programme. The event concluded with the distribution of sweets to sanitation workers.