Port Blair Municipal Council in its continuing efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic has deployed their dedicated staffs for collection and disposal of wastes including bio wastes of entire Municipal jurisdictions in regular interval.
Wastes are collected by the dedicated PBMC staffs with protective accessories from Quarantine Homes at Garacharma, Horn Bill Nest, Haddo Circuit House, South Point Circuit House, Pillar Hospital, Netaji Stadium, ITI, Dollygunj 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. Today areas sanitized are Aberdeen Bazaar, Atlanta Point Dugnabad, ABC Colony, Ward No. 11 and Nayagaon, Ward No. 12.
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.