SCB uses fire engines to spray disinfectants in Secunderabad

SECUNDERABAD: The Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB), as a preventive measure to combat Covid-19, had taken up disinfectant spraying in the Cantoment area but because they lacked a large vehicle they had sought the help of the Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Services Department (TSDRFD) to provide them with a fire engine.
On Sunday, in a joint effort, the SCB and TSDRFD undertook disinfectant spraying at major junctions in the area.On day one of the operation, the fire engine, which has a capacity of 4,500 litres, sprayed disinfectants at Anna Nagar Crossroad, Tadbund Crossroad and Hanuman Temple at Tadbund. The SCB is the first among 62 Cantonment boards in the country to take up spraying with the use of fire engines. The entire Cantonment will be covered in a phased manner in another week.
“We do not have large vehicles to do disinfectant spraying. Hence, the SCB had approached the Fire Department to provide us their fire engines (fire tenders) to undertake spraying activity in public places. Responding to our plea, the Fire Department has provided us with fire tenders,” said M Devener, SCB senior sanitary inspector. Apart from the major junctions, spraying will be done in areas including schools, colleges and government offices - both central and state, said the SCB official.