Clean Andhra Pradesh (CLAP) vehicles unload waste at the garbage transfer station at Gajuwaka. In the background, heavy vehicles clear the accumulated waste for transport to the Kapuluppada landfill in Visakhapatnam. | Photo credit: V. Raju
The chirping of birds, the pleasant morning breeze and the gentle awakening of nature are not what greet the residents of Ward 76 in Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam – also known as the ‘City of Destiny’. Instead, mornings here usually begin with the foul stench of garbage emanating from trucks lined up en route to the Garbage Transfer Station (GTS), run by the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC).
Although it is officially designated as a transfer station, locals describe it as nothing more than a dump. Spread over nine acres, the facility receives hundreds of tonnes of waste daily before it is taken to Kapuluppada, the city’s main dumping ground.
Published – 06 March 2026 21:44 IST
