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COVID-19: Bengaluru municipality undertakes spraying of chemicals to keep city free of infection

As the number of cases of coronavirus has reached 37 in Karnataka, the BBMP does not want to take any chances and has hence begun to spray chemicals through the city. On Tuesday, the BBMP started to spray chemicals from Hudson Circle to City Market and the activity will continue over the next 15 days.

 

Bengaluru: To prevent coronavirus infection from spreading, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has started to spray bleaching power mixed with water and today spraying of chemicals was carried out from Hudson Circle to City Market.

 According to joint commissioner, solid waste management, Sarfaraz Khan, the Palike will conduct the operation of spraying chemicals for the next 15 days.

"We will cover all 198 wards and will cover every nook and corner of the city. The BBMP also has roped in four drones to carry out aerial spraying," he said.

 The BBMP was the first municipality in India to set up a state-of-the-art war room centre to track persons who are placed under home quarantine.