SDMC takes up major sanitation drive in unauthorised colonies

NEW DELHI: South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has started a major sanitation drive in identified vulnerable spots and densely populated areas in unauthorised colonies. The civic body has sanitised 200 localities and 60,000 houses across all four zones till date.

The officials of public health department have also carried out surveillance in almost 3,500 houses that were marked home quarantine and provided all the necessary assistance, a senior SDMC official said.

SDMC has geared up its action and preventive measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus. “We have deployed a drone for spraying disinfectants in the congested and slum areas such as Paschimpuri, Laxmi Jhuggi Camp, Punjabi Bagh extension, Janak Puri,” he said.

The civic body in association with Delhi government and police, door-to-door checking, survey at Nizamuddin continued for the second day. A total 869 houses were visited in the area to check for the symptoms of COVID -19.

The drone with a capacity of holding over five litres of

liquid, is being used to cover

larger areas and bring down human efforts to avoid chances of infection among staff working on ground, he said, adding that approx 25 kg disinfectants solution was sprayed through drone, taking 10 rounds each of 30 minutes.

The official further said that the SDMC meticulously planned action for intensive disinfection and sanitisation of slum areas, major vulnerable spots, densely populated areas as they are more prone to spread of infection.

“Drones, tankers, fire tenders are being deployed in large number for spraying disinfectants in almost all localities and the action are being monitored at the highest level to ensure effective santization activities,” he added.

The spraying action has taken up at all the zones on a large scale mainly in Manglapuri, Dharmpura, Najafgarh, Sagarpur, Shankar Garden, Indira Camp, Vikas Puri, Lado Sarai Village, Sarita Vihar, Sarai Kale Khan, Govindpuri extension, he added.