To prevent the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the city, the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) started the task of spraying disinfectant in all the main parts of the city where crowds are most likely to gather.
Besides, the MCD also increased the numbers of kiosks set up to distribute masks and dispense hand sanitizers for immediate use in its compound considering the visits by a large number of property taxpayers in the corporation.
On Tuesday Dehradun mayor Sunil Uniyal ‘Gama’ flagged off the tank carrying the disinfectant from the MCD compound to sanitise the main crowded areas of the city.
Talking about the preventive measures against coronavirus taken up by MCD, Dehradun municipal commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said that masks and sanitisers are being provided to people visiting the corporation and the disinfectant is also being sprayed in the city.
While talking to The Pioneer, the chief municipal health officer Dr Kailash Joshi said that the municipal corporation sprayed one tank of disinfectant on Tuesday but by Wednesday two more tanks of disinfectants of 1000 litre capacity will arrive in the corporation which will be used across the city to sterilise the crowded areas.
According to Joshi, the disinfectant 1-per cent Sodium Hypochlorite will be sprayed at the locations where the people mostly gather in large numbers like Railway Station and Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT). The chances of the spread of germs are more in the crowded areas, therefore, the disinfectant sprays will be used to sanitise such areas which will reduce the risk of germs transmission among the people, said Joshi.
He further added that MCD is taking measures against coronavirus as per the guidelines given by the Health department. Meanwhile, in the last two days, more than 2,000 property taxpayers have visited the corporation in spite of the threat of coronavirus and the property tax of around Rs 40 lakh was collected by MCD.
Therefore, two additional kiosks were set up by MCD in its compound for the distribution of masks and to dispense the hand sanitisers to the public before entering the compound due to the surge in the number of property taxpayers in the corporation.