Mayor and Commissioner reviews role and responsibilities towards COVID relief
Chandigarh, May 4:- Sh. Ravi Kant Sharma, Mayor, Chandigarh and Sh. K.K. Yadav, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh today reviewed the role and responsibilities of Municipal Corporation towards COVID relief to the citizens.
The Mayor asked the Commissioner to strengthen the contact tracing team according to the guidelines. He said that all safety gears be provided to the team members following COVID guidelines.
The Mayor said that all the community centres shall be offered to NGOs/Societies for setting up COVID care centres.
He said that the sanitation team, which collects the garbage from the houses of positive cases be strengthen and quick response teams be formed to lift the waste at the earliest.
The Mayor said that sanitization of public places and govt. areas be ensured throughout city by the MOH department and required equipments including mask, gloves be given to them keeping in view their safety as well.
The Mayor also appealed to the front line workers of MCC to get themselves vaccinated at the earliest.
In addition to that the Mayor and Commissioner reviewed the development works of MCC including villages. The Commissioner said that tenders have been floated for public health and electricity works at 13 villages and will be allotted soon. He said that in these villages a detailed plan be prepared related to MCC works and correspondence be started with Administration for UT related works.
Mayor appreciated the work of road carpeting throughout city and said that it will be done in full speed and completed before monsoon. He said that the work of dark spots and garden lights be speed up and complete at the earliest.
The commissioner said that correspondence has been started with the UT Administration to release funds at the tune of Rs. 5 lacs to each councilor for COVID relief at ward level.
