GHMC Secunderabad zone takes up disinfection drive

SECUNDERABAD: Alerted by the rapid increase of Covid-19 cases and deaths, the GHMC Secunderabad zone rolled into action and have taken up a massive disinfection drive, covering Secunderabad, Begumpet, Amberpet, Musheerabad and Malkajgiri GHMC circles.
The zonal commissioner of Secunderabad zone, B Srinivas Reddy, who conducted a series of meetings with health and sanitation wing over the past few days, instructed the officials concerned to taken up disinfection drives extensively.
Apart from this drive, he insisted the officials conduct a campaign on wearing masks and maintaining social distancing. The civic body official also appealed the civic body corporators of all five GHMC circles to take part in these campaigns, to ensure safety of people from Covid.
Apart from main roads, bylanes of all residential colonies, commercial units, roadsides, open nalas, storm-water drains and garbage dumping spots will be covered under disinfection drive, according to a Secunderabad GHMC official.
“The responsibility of lifting the garbage will be taken up in all residential colonies, streets near shops and commercial units. We are penalising commercial units for littering main roads,” DCTO, GHMC Secunderabad zone, G Shankar told TOI.
Workers of sanitation wing are also doing campaigns in all commercial unit areas in Secunderabad, Begumpet, and Malkajgiri GHMC circles on Covid safety norms such as wearing masks, using sanitisers and maintaining social distance while consumers visits their premises, he said.
Meanwhile, civic body corporators are monitoring disinfection drive and conducting campaigns on Covid norms to educate the people of their respective wards. “Educating the people to wear masks and keep their premises clean is key to prevent spread of the virus,” S Hema, Sitaphalmandi corporator, said.