Clean Andhra Pradesh (CLAP) vehicles unload waste at the Garbage Transfer Station in Gajuwaka. In the background, heavy vehicles clear the accumulated waste for transportation to the Kapuluppada dumping yard in Visakhapatnam.
| Photo Credit: V. Raju
Chirping birds, a pleasant morning breeze, and nature’s gentle awakening 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 lining up en route to the Garbage Transfer Station (GTS), operated by the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC).
Though officially designated as a transfer station, locals describe it as nothing more than a dumping yard. Spread across nine acres, the facility receives hundreds of tonnes of waste daily before it is transported to Kapuluppada, the city’s main dumping site.
Published – March 06, 2026 09:44 pm IST
