India, May 22 -- The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) is set to expand its mechanised road sweeping fleet with the procurement of 52 additional machines, taking the total strength to 72, officials said.

According to officials, MCG will hire the machines on a rental basis instead of purchasing them. They added that tenders have already been floated for procuring these machines.

The civic body currently has 20 mechanised road sweeping machines in its fleet. However, in a bid to curb rising dust pollution and improve road cleanliness, the corporation plans to augment its capacity by adding more machinery, officials said.

At present, the civic body operates 20 large mechanised sweeping machines. Officials said that under the propose...