The Pioneer 20.06.2013
MCD begins sanitation drive to prevent diseases
With the water logging in most areas of the town has been
receding, the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun has started focusing on
facilitating the level of civic sanitation needed to prevent further
spread of diseases.
The early advent of the monsoon caught the MCD unaware and the delay in
cleaning the clogged drains had exacerbated the water logging
experienced in various parts of the State capital.
Corporation’s senior city health officer Dr Gurpal Singh informed that
the corporation has already employed about 45 workers for cleaning
drains and added that these workers have been working from morning up to
2 pm and their works are also monitored on a daily basis. The JCB of
the MCD which was out of working order has been repaired and with more
pumps being acquired, the corporation now has three pumps which are
being used as and where needed.
The city has been divided into four zones with 15 municipal wards each
in one zone which in turn is being overseen by a junior engineer. Five
workers and one supervisor have been deputed to each ward to ensure that
the desired level of civic sanitation is facilitated. Dr Singh said
that since contaminated water is a public health risk at present, people
are advised to boil water before drinking it and also urged people to
avoid eating out in places where the level of hygiene is questionable.
Since the weather is fluctuating between warm and cool temperatures,
people should take precautions against viral infection and skin
allergies. The people should also make sure that there is no stagnant
water in their residential premises to prevent mosquitoes from breeding
there.
The senior city health officer further said that the drains being
cleaned by the corporation staffs are being sprayed while fogging to
tackle the mosquito population will be started from Wednesday evening,
he added.
