Rio City Hall promotes this Thursday (20/08) more special hygiene operations in communities in the city

Comlurb has already carried out washing work with reused water and neutral detergent and hypochlorite in all 633 communities in the city. Credit: Disclosure/Comlurb

Rio de Janeiro City Hall, through Comlurb, is carrying out more special sanitation operations this Thursday (July 20) in several communities in the city. The initiative, which began in Rocinha on April 08 and aims to reduce the risk of contamination by the new coronavirus, has already been extended to all 9 communities in the city. The cleaning is done with recycled water and neutral detergent, and hypochlorite in the sprayers.

The service is being carried out in the following communities: Arará, in Benfica, Cantagalo, in Ipanema, Casa Branca, in Tijuca, Querosene, Coroa and Mineira, in Catumbi, Cruzada São Sebastião, in Leblon, Formiga, in Tijuca, Mangueira, Morro da Conceição, in Saúde, Morro do Pec and Morro do Pendura Saia, in Paquetá, Pedro Américo, in Catete, Pereira da Silva, in Santa Teresa, Recanto Familiar, in Humaitá, Santo Amaro, in Glória, Tabajaras, in Botafogo and in Copacabana, Tavares Bastos, in Catete, and Vidigal. The staff is 50 street cleaners, with 30 sprayers, two car washes and four water tankers.

In the North Zone, the following communities were included in Thursday's schedule: Agricula and Corea, in Manguinhos, Engenho da Rainha, Juramentinho, in Tomás Coelho, Morro do Urubu, in Cavalcanti, Morro do Engenho, in Pilares, Faz Quem Quer, in Rocha Miranda, Iapc, in Cascadura, Servidores, on Governador Island, Pedra Rasa, in Anchieta, Lagartixa, Haroldo De Andrade, Terra Nostra and Camboatá 4040, in Costa Barros, Fazenda Botafogo, Mineiros, in the Alemão Complex, Antonio João, in Cordovil, and Muquiço (Section), in Guadalupe. The services are carried out by 30 street cleaners, with the support of three sprayers and nine water tankers.

In the West Zone, the Jd Amanhã “Sta Efigênia” – Taquara community, in Jacarepaguá, is being cleaned by ten street cleaners with the support of a water tanker and two sprayers.

The Company continues with special sanitation operations in areas with the highest circulation of people, such as main streets in neighborhoods, bus stops, walkways, areas around hospitals, family clinics and health centers, and access to transportation stations, among others. For these actions, which began on March 23, Comlurb is working with 03 street cleaners with sprayers. In addition, the street cleaners are also sanitizing the areas around Caixa Econômica Federal branches.