IMC disinfects streets of federal capital

In first phase, commercial centres in the city are being washed with chlorinated water

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation (IMC) on Sunday said that it has sprayed disinfectants in different areas of the federal capital with help from at least 30 bowsers.

This was stated by the IMC Mayor Sheikh Anser Aziz on Sunday as he oversaw a cleanliness operation in the city.

The mayor added that they will ensure that cleanliness is maintained at all costs during the lockdown in the wake of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

He added that in the first phase, commercial centres in Islamabad are being washed with chlorinated water and later they are sprayed with disinfectants.

He noted that IMC has completed spraying activity in sectors G-6, G-7, G-9, G-11, I-9 and I-10 to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

The directors of IMC sanitation and water supply departments were overseeing the cleanliness operation, Aziz added.

IMC Deputy Mayor Zeeshan Ali Naqvi recalled that they were the first to launch an awareness campaign against the coronavirus pandemic at the union council (UC) level in the country wherein they distributed pamphlets inscribed with precautionary measures.

He added that the cleanliness operation was extremely important to control the coronavirus.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 30^th, 2020.