The Times of India Meerut 07.09.2016
With rising dengue, chikungunya cases, MMC launches cleanliness drive
At a time when viral fever, dengue and chikungunya cases are on a rise
in the district and cleanliness in the city has becomes a major concern,
Meerut Municipal Corporation (MMC) has started a drive to clean every
parts of the city. Even the district hospital has signed a bond with a
private company to provide them 14 sweepers for keeping the hospital
clean.
R S Chauhan, municipal health officer, said, “We have started a
cleanliness drive in the city to ensure that garbage is not strewn on
the roads, thereby reducing the possibility of mosquitoes breeding in
the open. Meanwhile, fogging machines are being used to kill the
mosquitoes, which cause diseases like dengue and chikungunya. As many as
3,000 sanitary workers in the city have been instructed to be on their
toes and ensure that the city remains clean at all costs. Leaves are
being given to sanitation workers only in emergency cases.”
and hundreds of viral fever cases till Tuesday. While 11 health camps
were set up in the city, 32 such camps were set up in rural areas on
Tuesday to know the exact number of cases of fever. “On Tuesday alone,
2,045 patients visited the city camps, out of whom 412 were detected
with fever and 271 blood samples were taken. Similarly, 4,431 patients
visited the rural camps, out of whom 990 were detected with fever and
574 blood samples were taken,” said chief medical officer (CMO) Dr
Sharad Tyagi.
Also, to check the cleanliness situation in P L Sharma District
Hospital, an agreement with a private firm has been done and 14 new
sweepers were provided to the hospital. Giving details, Dr Sunil Gupta,
chief medical superintendent of P L Sharma District Hospital, said, “An
agreement of Rs 3.95 lakh per month has been done with a private firm,
wherein not only have we been provided with 14 sanitary workers to clean
the hospital premises but also with machines to clean the hospital
floors thereby making the work faster.”
