New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has started disinfecting Covid-19 hotspots, quarantine centers and public places using fire tanker to check the spread of the virus, which has infected at least 1,510 people and killed 28 in the national Capital.
A senior NDMC official said that a schedule is prepared with coordination of fire department to ensure disinfection of avenue roads with fire tankers in New Delhi area for containment of COVID-19 on daily basis.
“The health department has already started spraying disinfectant and it will be one of our regular affairs in coming days. The drive will be carried out under supervision of six chief sanitary inspectors with the coordination of senior fire services personnel of the NDMC,” he said.
The civic body on Tuesday covered areas such as Lodhi Road, Subramanyam Bharti Marg, Max Mullet Marg, Shahjahan Road and Pandara road under the drive using tanker. “This drive is in addition to other measures taken to disinfect with horticulture tankers and other machines used by sanitation staff,” he said.
As per the schedule, on Wednesday, the drive will cover the area of Mother Teresa Crescent, Park Street, Shankar Road, Mandir Marg, RK Asharam Marg, Peshwa Road, Kali Bari Marg, Udyan Marg,Talkatora Road, Church Road and Gurudwara Rakabganj. The area around Connaught Place like Sansad Marg, Jai Singh Road, Jan path, Chelmsford Road, Panchkuiya Road, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg, Baba Khadak Singh Marg and Bangla Sahib Road will be cover in this disinfection drive on Thursday.
The Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Atul Grove Road, Haley Road, Tolstoy Marg, Barakhambha Road, Copernicus Marg, Bhagwan Das Road, Mansingh Road, Prithvi Raj Road, Humayun Road and Firoj Shah Road will be taken in drive on Friday, he said.
The official said that areas around India Gate, C- Hexagon, Rajender Parsad Road, Tugalaq Road and Arabindo Marg will be covered on Saturday. On Sunday, disinfectant spray drive will be in the area of Chankya Puri, SP Marg, Niti Marg, Nayay Marg, Vinay Marg, Satya Marg, and Panch sheel Marg .
Last day of the first round of disinfectant spray drive will be start after then from Shanti Path , Africa Avenue , BHS Marg , Safderjung Road , Teen Murti Road, Tees January Marg , Krishn Menon Marg and Akbar Road. It may be noted that Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal earlier this month had asked authorities to deploy fire services personnel for disinfecting COVID-19 hotspots, quarantine centres and public places to check the spread of the virus, which has infected at least 120 people and killed two in the national capital.