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GHMC raids eateries, 10 closed

Friday, 18 June 2010 05:15 administrator
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The Hindu     18.06.2010

GHMC raids eateries, 10 closed

Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation carried out surprise inspections on eating establishments on Thursday. The inspections were carried out in Ameerpet, S.R Nagar, Mythrivanam road and Satyam theatre by the Health and Sanitation and also Veterinary Wing of GHMC.

Over 42 eating establishments were inspected by three special teams and 10 eating establishments were closed down as they posed danger to public health due to unhygienic conditions.

Last Updated on Friday, 18 June 2010 05:16
 

Steps in place for Warkari event

Tuesday, 15 June 2010 11:41 administrator
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Indian  Express   15.06.2010

Steps in place for Warkari event

Express News Service Tags : health Posted: Tue Jun 15 2010, 04:06 hrs

Health

Pune:  Devotees to get round-the-clock medical facilities

The PMC has taken steps to provide safety and medical facilities to warkaris during the annual procession from Alandi and Dehu to Pandharpur via city from July 5-8. “Extra efforts will be made to ensure better medical facilities to all the devotees.

The civic body will provide round-the-clock health facilities in the civic hospital during this period and would send its mobile dispensary along with the devotees till Pandharpur,” said Mayor Mohansingh Rajpal.

He said the administration is expecting more devotees this year due to a good start of monsoon.

The civic administration will sterilise all stray animals in the city so that there is no spread of any disease, Rajpal said, adding the devotees will be given free medication at all its hospital during the period. The PMC would also appeal to the devotees to be more vigilant to avoid any untoward incident, he said, adding the batches going for the pilgrimage will be asked to give identification tags to all its members.

The civic body would also station its security personnel on the entire route of palkhi in its jurisdiction with specific directions to them to be in constant touch with the nearest police station.

A 24-hour control room for complaint redressal will be operational at three locations-civic head quarters, Gadital Hospital and Hadapsar ward office- wherein the devotees can contact for help, Rajpal said. The civic staff will undertake work to clean up roads from where the palkhi of Sant Dnyaneshwar and Sant Tukaram passes from the city, he said, adding a review of all the work will be taken on June 25

Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 June 2010 11:43
 

Municipal corporation officials told to check choking of drains

Tuesday, 15 June 2010 06:09 administrator
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The Hindu      15.06.2010

Municipal corporation officials told to check choking of drains

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Vijayawada: Commissioner in-charge and chief engineer in-charge in Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Yohan on Monday asked officials to take up immediate steps for clearance of garbage slithering down the hill slopes to avoid choking of drains.

Mr. Yohan visited several areas in the city to monitor the drains in view of the rains and issued clear instructions to officials not to neglect the issue.

Expressing displeasure at the sight of silt accumulated near drains, he said the officials must have it removed with immediate effect. The areas he visited included BRT Road, Subbaramaiah Street, Drain Street, Panja Centre, Gandhi Bomma Centre, Winchipet, Nizampet Centre, Gandhi Hill area, Ganapathi Rao Road, K.T. Road, Vinnakotavari Chowk, Poolabaavi Street, Crambway Street, Housing Board Colony, Lalitha Nagar and RTC workshop road.

Pointing to heaps of garbage on roads, he asked the officials to have it shifted to the dump yard.

Happy with removal of silt at an outfall drain near Workshop Road, he headed to the Housing Board Colony. On being informed that the residents in the vicinity had to suffer despite completion of the trunk line works that were in progress until recently, he directed the engineering wing officials to do the needful to spare the locals of the inconvenience. Local corporator P. Nageswara Rao, Superintending Engineer-II Adiseshu, executive engineer Srinivas Rao and others were present.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 June 2010 06:11
 
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