The Hindu 22.09.2010
3,500 civic staff for clean-up operations
Special Correspondent
Two base camps set up at NTR Marg and Tank Bund
Entire anti-malaria division is being pressed into service
HYDERABAD: The GHMC will be pressing as many as 3,500 staff to take care of health and sanitation aspects for the Ganesh idols' immersion procession on Wednesday. Two base camps were set up at NTR Marg and Tank Bund and its sanitary staff will also be working from 3 a.m. on September 23 (Thursday) for the cleaning up operations.
Action plan
Explaining the action plan, Additional Commissioner S. Aleem Basha said on Tuesday that the sanitary personnel had already taken up 40 trips on both sides of the Hussainsagar Lake for cleaning up in the last couple of days when many idols started coming for immersion.
More than 100 vehicles including tippers, front-end loaders, JCBs, sweeping machines, bobcarts and others will be pressed into service not only at Hussainsagar but also at Saroornagar, Safilguda and other lakes in different circles.
The municipal personnel will also be stationed on routes of M.J. Market to Liberty, Karbala Maidan, M.G. Road to R.P. Road, Afzalgunj to M.J. Market and Charminar to Afzalgunj.
Toilets
Temporary toilets are being provided at different locations and the entire anti-malaria division is being pressed into service. Sufficient quantities of lime and bleaching powder were kept ready. Commissioner Sameer Sharma has also stated that the Assistant Medical and Health Officers of circles 11 & 12 will look after clean-up operations after immersions at Durgam Lake, medical officers of Circle 14 will be in-charge of Kukatpally Lake, medical officer of circle 17 of Safilguda Lake and medical officer of circle 3 for Saroornagar Lake.
