COVID19: SMC starts decontamination of red zones in Srinagar

Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Wednesday pressed into service 14 mechanized decontamination vehicles and special teams for decontamination of Chattabal here after the locality was declared red last week.

An official said the Corporation has decided todecontaminate one red zone every day as a preventive measure to break the chainof coronavirus transmission.

   

On April 2, authorities declared Chattabal as red zone inview of a cluster of four positive COVID19 cases.

A special chemical,Quaternary Ammonium Chloride, recommended by experts, was used today tofumigate and sterilize the locality.

The standard procedure was adopted in the entire process,said Srinagar Mayor Junaid Mattu.

The Corporation teams engaged in the operation were providedall necessary and precautionary equipment to ensure they do not contractedinfection.

Theteams carried on sterilization and fumigation of residential houses andcommercial and non-commercial structures. Even vehicles parked in or outsideresidential and commercial structures were sprayed with the chemicals.

“The residents of the locality extended their cooperation,”said the Mayor.

The Corporation also used latest technology in working theplan for decontamination of area. “The SMC GIS team worked on mapping routesfor carrying decontamination and sanitization drive in Chattabal containmentzone. We will be monitoring the drive both on-site and off-site. Effort ismaximum and thorough coverage. #Srinagar #Covid19,” tweeted Mayor.

The SMC is scheduled tocarry decontamination of Lal Bazaar and Eidgah on April 9.

Six localities have beendeclared red zones in Srinagar after several persons from these areas patientswere declared COVID19 positive.

Besides Chattabal and Eidgah, a case has also emerged fromJawahar Nagar. With a sharp increase in number of COVID19 cases, number of redzones has increased to 45 in Kashmir. an official said of the total number ofred zones 26 were located in Kashmir division while rest are in locatedUdhampur, Rajouri, Samba and Jammu.

The official said number ofred zones, an area which is a cluster of positive COVID19 cases, has seen aspurt during the past few days. Use of technology such as Geo-tagging ishelping in exact identification of the affected areas, the official said.

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