The Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) disinfected 36 wards of the city to reduce the risk of the spread of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the residential areas on Wednesday. More than one lakh litre of the disinfectant was used for sanitising these wards.
To sanitise the city as a precautionary measure against the spread of COVID-19, the MCD has divided its campaign into two phases. As part of the first phase on Wednesday, 36 wards were divided into four zones and four nodal officers were appointed for each zone.
All 36 wards were sanitised during a morning and an evening shift. According to the Dehradun deputy municipal commissioner Rohitash Sharma, 1,34,430 litre of one percent hypochlorite solution was used in the sanitisation of 36 wards with the help of 25 tanks, 20 motor machines and 40 spray machines. The second phase of the campaign will be initiated on Thursday for the sanitisation of the remaining wards of the city, informed Sharma.