HDMC gets more chemical spraying machines

TNN | Apr 4, 2020, 04:21 IST

Hubballi: The Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) has procured special spraying machines to sprinkle chemicals in vulnerable and residential areas.
The civic body had started the sanitisation programme using sewage cleaning vehicles, but could not cover narrow lanes due to their size. The HDMC then procured 24 spraying pumps for the sanitisation programme.
R Vijaykumar, executive engineer, SWM department, HDMC, said the spraying machines have a capacity of 15 litres. Health department officials have been asked to chalk out their plan daily, he added.
The additional procurement of spraying machines means that each zone under HDMC has four sanitisation devices. After the outbreak of Covid-19, the HDMC initiated the task to sanitise bus terminals, railway station and public places. Residents started demanding that the authorities extend the drive to residential areas. HDMC commissioner Suresh Itnal said that they are not leaving any stone unturned to protect people from Covid-19.