PCMC starts special drives against roadside food vendors
Times of India: In order to curb summer-related ailments, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has begun special drives against vendors selling eatables, fruits and juices in unhygienic conditions.
On Thursday, the health department staff destroyed nearly 200 kg of fruits, eatables and ice, which was not fit for consumption. The municipal corporation also conducted a major cleanliness drives in old and new Sangvi areas.
More than 15 sugarcane juice and fruit juice centres were inspected. Owners and operators of such centres were directed to conduct regular health check-ups of their employees and maintain cleanliness. They were also warned not to operate without food licence.
Speaking to TOI, medical officer of health Nagkumar Kunchagi said, “The corporation appeals to citizens not to consume eatables, fruits and juices which are sold in unhygienic conditions”. Prevention drives will be conducted throughout the summer season, he added.
The PCMC also undertook cleanliness drives in Sangvi areas after the local residents complained that garbage was not being lifted regularly for the last 15 days. The Common Peoples Front (CPF), a civic activists group, had sent a notice to the municipal corporation in this regard.
Raju Savale, a member of CPF, said, “The health department employees are not clearing garbage from the area. As a result, the bins are overflowing in many parts. However, Vishwas Bhosekar, Zone D officer, PCMC, said, “The health department regularly lifts the garbage from the zone. There were no heaps of garbage lying in the areas during my inspection this morning”.
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