Port Blair, Aug 26: Port Blair Municipal Council is performing dedicated services for citizens of Port Blair to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Dedicated staffs are deployed for collection and disposal of wastes including bio wastes of entire Municipal jurisdictions in regular interval.

Wastes are collected by the dedicated staffs with protective accessories from Quarantine Homes, Horn Bill Nest, Haddo Circuit House, South Point Circuit House, Pillar Hospital and Zilla Niwas and transported to the incinerator of G.B.Pant Hospital for final disposal.

PBMC is entrusted to sanitize the entire Municipal jurisdictions regularly by its dedicated team with proper protective gears as per the specified norms/guidelines for safe livelihood of the citizens of the city. Today areas sanitized are Sunder Colony, Haddo, RCS Office area at VIP Road, Delanipur Market area, Thirupathi Mandir area at Haddo and Garacharma School Containment Zone, Ward No. 18.

Dead bodies are cremated at cremation ground including transportation in PBMC’s disinfected vehicle. The Hearse vans are duly sanitized after completion of the work with proper supervision daily.

PBMC appeals to the citizens of Port Blair City to follow the rules/guidelines issued by the A&N Administration in true spirit to be safe from the spread of pandemic.