Work with RWAs to allow checkers: Upadhyay

NEW DELHI: The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has asked its councillors to discuss with residents’ welfare associations (RWAs) about allowing civic health workers

NEW DELHI: The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has asked its councillors to discuss with residents’ welfare associations (RWAs) about allowing civic health workers to check mosquito breeding in houses.

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HT reported on Thursday that several houses, especially in gated colonies, don’t allow domestic breeding checkers (DBCs) to enter.

One meeting was held in Malviya Nagar’s Gita Temple on Thursday. BJP leader and ward councillor Satish Upadhyay, SDMC commissioner Puneet Goel and SDMC staff attended it. Members of at least 12 RWAs participated.

Upadhyay requested the RWAs to cooperate with the DBCs. Along with RWA members, the commissioner and 50 residents, he conducted an awareness drive and distributed pamphlets.

“This is an extraordinary situation (crisis) in front of Delhi. So, extraordinary steps need to be taken,” he said.

They also supervised fogging as they went from one house to another in Malviya Nagar.

“SDMC has no dearth of men, machine and material; the entire staff is working hard, hence there is no need to any panic ,” said Goel.

NORTH MCD SUSPENDS 3

In an awareness drive launched by North Delhi Municipal Corporation, standing committee chairman Pravesh Wahi and commissioner Praveen Gupta expressed displeasure over the poor sanitary conditions in Rohini Sector17. The area district commissioner suspended two assistant sanitary inspectors and a safai karamchari.