The priority of Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) is to sanitise the crowded public places and not the areas considered VIP areas, said the chief municipal health officer Dr Kailash Joshi.
Four days ago, the MCD started the task of spraying disinfectant 1-Percentage Sodium Hypochlorite in all the main parts of the city where the crowd is most likely to gather like bus stations, railway station and the hospitals as a preventive measure against the coronavirus.
Moreover, municipal health officer had said that two more disinfectants carrying tanks of 1000 litre capacity will arrive in the corporation the same day which will be used across the city to sterilise the crowded areas but so far no tanks have arrived in the corporation. Reportedly, the very next day, MCD sprayed disinfectants only in the ‘VIP’ areas of the city that including the secretariat, Raj Bhawan and the chief minister’s residence. Rebutting the allegations, Dr Joshi said that municipal corporation is disinfecting only the public places where the people gather most of the time.
He said that the areas where the disinfectant was sprayed are the places where the people assemble in large numbers. “We sterilised 62 bus stops, railway stations, and other public places. The teams of our sanitation employees are also sanitising public areas in the wards too. We will regularly spray the disinfectant in such areas, though frequent spraying is not necessary it will still be done as a preventive measure against the virus. Two more disinfectants carrying tanks of 1000 litre capacity will probably arrive in the corporation by Thursday evening,” he added. Joshi also informed that besides disinfecting the compound of MCD, things like doors, chairs, and desks, are also being sanitised inside the offices of the corporation.