Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation in a special drive started carrying out active surveillance in slums, in and around Bhubaneswar.
In a tweet posted by the official account of BMC, it said, “Active slum surveillance carried out regularly by the health workers under the BMC area.
“Regularly monitoring the health condition & surveying the vulnerable groups will help in reducing the spread of the virus.”
Active slum surveillance carried out regularly by the health workers under the BMC area.
— BMC (@bmcbbsr) June 3, 2021
Regularly monitoring the health condition & surveying the vulnerable groups will help in reducing the spread of the virus. #BbsrFightsCOVID #BMCCares pic.twitter.com/GXWCMajvIt
The BMC also has been actively collecting samples of market vendors to check the spread of the virus.
Sample collection drive carried out by BMC today at the Market of Niladri Vihar.
— BMC (@bmcbbsr) June 4, 2021
All the vendors samples were collected today for #COVID19 testing to check the spread of the virus. #BbsrFightsCOVID pic.twitter.com/ESwPjVk5O9
Following the testing in slums, BMC conducted a special Vaccination drive for the homeless people above 45 age group residing at the Shelter For Urban Homeless. In the same drive, it today reached to the homeless residing at SUH Kalinganagar K-8, Social Equity Centre Kharvel Nagar, Mali Sahi Unit-3 to Vaccinate the destitutes aged 45+.
BMC under its special initiative to Vaccinate the vulnerables, today reached to the homeless residing at SUH Kalinganagar K-8, Social Equity Centre Kharvel Nagar, Mali Sahi Unit-3 to Vaccinate the destitutes aged 45+.#BMCCares #VaccinationDrive pic.twitter.com/Hpmhk1et5u
— BMC (@bmcbbsr) June 5, 2021
The official twitter handle of BMC said, “BMC under its special initiative to Vaccinate the vulnerables, today reached to the homeless residing at SUH Kalinganagar K-8, Social Equity Centre Kharvel Nagar, Mali Sahi Unit-3 to Vaccinate the destitutes aged 45+.”