After the State capital reported its first Coronavirus positive case, the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has stepped up its sanitation drive across the entire City.
Sanitization work across all the 53 wards of RMC is being carried out on being a regular basis with a solution of one percent of sodium hypochlorite while a special campaign is also being carried out in the Hindpiri locality.
“The Hindpiri area has been sanitised twice since the first case was confirmed from the locality. An intensive sanitization drive has also been conducted there on Thursday evening. The garbage collected from the locality was also sanitized to remove any sort of contamination,” said Deputy Municipal Commissioner Shankar Yadav.
In the first phase of the sanitization work which was started on March 20 all wards have been covered. The second phase of the same also started on April 3. The work is being done using manual as well as battery operated spray machines. As many as 240 knapsack spraying machines are also being used to carry out the work in the City.
“In the coming days, RMC also intends to start door to door sanitization work across the City. In all the multi-storeyed buildings the common areas and drive ways will be sanitized. A list of all the apartments has been made ward wise. Open areas in all independent houses will also be covered. Boundary walls, drains and main gates will also be sprayed with the solution,” added the official.
The workers involved in the sanitation drive by the civic body have been asked to maintain social distance. All medial shops, grocery stores, banks and ATM’s are also being covered.
As per the official for residents who wish to sanitize their houses, a solution can be made at home as well using one litre of water and 30 grams of bleaching powder. This solution can be made on a regular basis and used to spray around the house on door knobs and windows.