JMC carries out massive op to disinfect Ramganj

TNN | Updated: Apr 16, 2020, 08:10 IST

Vehicles spray disinfectants in Ramganj as part of JMC’s drive on Wednesday

JAIPUR: As Ramganj has emerged as the epicentre of novel coronavirus in the state, the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Wednesday carried out a massive operation to disinfect the area.
The operation started early morning after deploying 15 fire tenders. While, 12 tenders were kept for spraying, three were used to refill the empty tenders.
Chief fire officer Jagdish Prasad Phulwari said, “We had deployed fire tenders having capacities of 4,000 litre and 2,000 litre. Around 1% of sodium hypochlorite was mixed to disinfect area. As Ramganj has narrow lanes, bigger fire tenders were used in main markets and smaller ones in other lanes. Fire tenders with 12,000 litre capacity was used for refilling,” he said. Officials claim, the entire Walled City area, including Ramganj, has been disinfected. “On Wednesday, each tender made at least four rounds to disinfect the area. Even though, chemical has been sprayed in entire city area, the operation will continue and four tenders will be deployed on daily basis,” he said.
The operation to spray sodium hypochlorite to disinfect the city areas is being done on a massive scale. According to a JMC official, the civic body is spraying over 2.20 lakh litre of the chemical mixture per day using fire tenders.
Sources in JMC said, spraying of the disinfectant is done on priority basis so the department has to ration the chemical.
The demand for sodium hypochlorite, which is mostly used in hospitals as a disinfectant, has increased in the state after the spread of the virus.
“At present, approximately 1,500 litre of the chemical is sprayed in the city every day. We have sufficient amount of chemical to spray in sensitive areas. However, rationing has to be done and random areas cannot be disinfected. We are working on priority basis,” added the official.