In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC) on Thursday launched a disinfection drive in the steel city.
In the morning, firefighters disinfected a major road from Ambedkar Chhak in Udit Nagar to a local market in the city. The disinfection process would continue for the next few days, sources said.
Meanwhile, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) in collaboration with the Odisha Fire Services continued disinfectant spraying for the third consecutive day in the capital city.
Chemicals like Sodium Hypochlorite are being sprayed in various offices, market complexes, vegetable markets, roads, boundary walls and shops located at Bapuji Nagar, Janpath, CRPF Square, Fire Station Square, Siripur Chhak, Ganganagar Chhak and the Baramunda area to disinfect and sanitise the city.
A BMC official said the drive would continue throughout the lockdown period particularly in the areas where there is large public gathering.