Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, May 1

Amid surge in Covid-19 cases, the Municipal Corporation conducted a sanitisation drive in various parts of the city today, said MC Joint Commissioner Swati Tiwana.

The drive was kicked off by Mayor Balkar Singh Sandhu and MC Commissioner Pardeep Kumar Sabharwal.

Superintending Engineer Rajinder Singh said 16 jetting machines were deployed to spray sodium hypochlorite as disinfectant in the city. “We are sanitising all religious places, main markets, hospitals, bus stand, railway station, etc. Besides, the drive is being conducted in the cremation grounds.”

He said the drive would continue on Sunday also.