Rio City Hall promoted this Thursday (17/09) 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, carried out more special sanitation operations this Thursday (17/09) in several communities in the city. The initiative, which began in Rocinha on 9/4 and aims to reduce the risk of contamination by the new coronavirus, has already been extended to all 633 communities in the city. The cleaning is done with recycled water and neutral detergent, and hypochlorite in the sprayers.

The service was carried out in the following communities on Thursday in the South Zone, Greater Tijuca and Central Area: Arará, in Benfica; Cantagalo, in Ipanema; Casa Branca, in Tijuca; Coroa, in Santa Teresa; Cruzada São Sebastião, in Leblon; Formiga, in Tijuca; Mangueira, in Mineira, in Catumbi; Morro da Conceição, in Caju; Morro do PEC and Morro Pendura Saia, in Paquetá; Tavares Bastos, Santo Amaro and Pedro Américo, in Catete; Pereira da Silva, in Santa Teresa; Querosene, in Rio Comprido; Recanto Familiar, in Humaitá; Tabajaras, in Botafogo and in Copacabana; and Vidigal. The staff consisted of 45 street cleaners, with 29 sprayers, two car washes and four water tankers.

In the North Zone, the following communities were included in Thursday's schedule: Agrícola and Corea, in Manguinhos, Conjunto Esperança, in Maré, Engenho da Rainha, Juramentinho, in Tomás Coelho, Morro do Urubu, in Cavalcanti, in Abolição and in Piedade, Faz Quem Quer, in Rocha Miranda, Community of Sape, in Vaz Lobo, Colonia Z-10 – Frente, on Ilha Do Governador, Tiradentes, in Anchieta, Lagartixa, Terra Nostra, Camboatá 4040 and Haroldo de Andrade, in Costa Barros, Fazenda Botafogo – Fazenda Botafogo, Palmeiras, in Complexo do Alemão, and Parada de Lucas. The services were carried out by 27 street cleaners, with the support of eight water tankers, a water pump and two sprayers.

In the West Zone, Rio das Pedras (Areal), in Jacarepaguá, was cleaned by 20 street cleaners with the support of two sprayers and a water tanker.

The Company continued 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.