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Dwarka Bus Station and Simhachalam Temple Win Sanitation Awards
Dwarka Bus Station and the Simhachalam temple in Visakhapatnam received awards for keeping their places clean.
The bus station serves over 100,000 passengers on a usual day, and even more during festivals.
Staff members worked together to improve sanitation there over eight months.
The temple also received state and district recognition for cleanliness and hygiene.
Its workers regularly monitor sanitation and manage waste.
Officials said these awards reflect teamwork.
Visakhapatnam also received 10 other Swachh Andhra Awards for public services, health centres and a school.
Dwarka Bus Station was recognized as one of Andhra Pradesh’s best-maintained bus stations after eight months of focused sanitation efforts.
The station serves more than 100,000 passengers daily, rising to around 150,000 during festivals.
Officials credited the station’s cleanliness recognition to coordinated work by sanitation workers, supervisors, officers and other staff.
Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple received a state-level Swachhandhra–Swarnandhra Award and district-level recognition for sanitation management.
Visakhapatnam received 10 Swachh Andhra Awards 2026 across municipal, government-institution, hospital and school categories.
- Who
- Dwarka Bus Station staff and the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple administration received sanitation recognition.
- What
- The bus station was recognized as one of Andhra Pradesh’s best-maintained stations; the temple received state- and district-level sanitation awards.
- Where
- Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh; the state-level award ceremony was held in Vijayawada.
- When
- The bus station’s award followed eight months of focused work; Visakhapatnam received 10 Swachh Andhra Awards in 2026. The temple awards were presented at a recent ceremony.
- Why
- The recognitions cited sanitation, cleanliness, hygiene management and coordinated efforts by staff.
Individual Responsibility
Collective Effort
How cleanliness should be maintained
Individual Responsibility
Regional Manager and District Public Transport Officer B Appala Naidu said cleanliness should begin at the individual level, including personal hygiene and care for homes and neighbourhoods.
Collective Effort
Officials at the bus station and temple attributed their recognition to coordinated work by sanitation staff, supervisors, officers and administrators.
Key facts
- Dwarka Bus Station daily passengers
- More than 100,000
- Festival passenger footfall
- Around 150,000
- Dwarka sanitation focus
- Eight months
- Temple
- Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, also referred to as Simhachalam Devasthanam
- Visakhapatnam awards
- 10 Swachh Andhra Awards 2026
- Award ceremony location
- Vijayawada
Quotes
B Appala Naidu
Regional Manager and District Public Transport Officer
“Hence it cannot be attributed to any single individual; it’s teamwork. The achievement is made possible through the coordinated efforts of sanitation workers, supervisors, officers and other staff members, who worked collectively to maintain cleanliness and hygiene across the bus station.”
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“It should start at the individual-level. People should begin by maintaining personal hygiene while nurturing a healthy mind and home. They should take the same responsibility regarding neighbourhoods, streets, villages and workplaces.”
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