Amidst the fear of coronavirus, the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has launched a special sanitation drive across the State capital to curb its spread.
Instead of the biometric system applicable in the RMC premises, the civic body has switched to maintaining the attendance manually. The various measures taken by the civic body include mechanical as well as manual sweeping, spraying of bleaching powder, cleaning dustbins, drain and fogging across the City.
“A massive sanition campaign was started by RMC about 15 days back when the first few cases of the virus were suspected in the country. The dustbins placed on the roadsides are not only being cleaned but also washed and sanitized. In the next few days, cleaning of all roadside bins in Ranchi will be complete in the first phase. Directives have also been issued to clean public toilets at frequent intervals. A separate team has been formed to ensure that the instructions are been carried out,” said Deputy Municipal Commissioner Shankar Yadav.
RMC is ensuring that as per the route plan door to door garbage collection is being done on a daily basis. Mechanised sweeping along the main roads and manual sweeping in the by- lanes is being effectively done.
The drains are being cleaned on a regular basis and bleaching powder is also being sprinkled. Dustbins placed by the civic body are being cleaned twice a day while they are also being washed and sanitized at night. Public toilets in busy localities are being cleaned more often than usual. As per the official, fogging is also being done across all the wards in Ranchi. Larvicide–a disinfectant is being sprayed at least twice a day in all the wards using hand spray machines.