The Municipal Corporation of Dehradun is planning to improve the sanitation services in the 40 new wards brought under its purview. Further, the corporation has also ordered 60 more fogging machines.
Chief Municipal Health officer Dr Kailash Joshi said, “A meeting was chaired with officials of departments in MCD regarding the upgrade which needs to be done especially in the new wards.
A budget of about Rs two crore is tentatively kept with which our department will be buying more door to door garbage collection vans and other required equipment.”
Meanwhile, municipal commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey appealed the people to remove stagnant water and keep their surroundings clean. Stating that stagnant water is a breeding ground for mosquitoes, he said that the MCD has ordered 60 fogging machines on Wednesday.
He said, “We have ordered 60 fogging machines which will be provided to us in the next couple of days. I appeal the citizens to keep their surroundings clean and free of stagnant water.
We have given orders to the team that on receiving complaint about any person not clearing garbage or stagnant water in his premises, a team from the MCD will be sent to the site for inspection and the person responsible will be fined accordingly.”