India, July 3 -- In a renewed push under the 'Swachh Bharat Mission', the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has resumed its comprehensive deep cleaning drive across the city, reviving a practice that was previously discontinued despite its success.

Starting Tuesday, July 2, the civic body carried out the drive across all 15 ward offices, with a total of 1,666 civic staffers participating in the effort. As part of the deep cleaning drive, the PMC removed 33 abandoned vehicles, picked up 60 illegal hawkers' carts, dismantled 119 unauthorised advertisement boards, and cleared 180 banners. Additionally, the civic teams sprayed insecticide at 85 mosquito breeding spots, and trimmed dangerous trees/branches at 189 different locations across the...