HUBBALLI: With the intention to provide timely treatment to non-Covid patients of Hubballi city, the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) has planned to dedicate two hospitals with 25 beds each, exclusively for non-Covid patients in Old Hubballi and SM Krishna Nagar.
For the first time in the state, since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, civic authorities are attempting to dedicate hospitals for non-Covid patients. As all government hospitals and most of the private hospitals have been converted into Covid hospitals, many non-Covid patients are reluctant to visit them, as they fear that they will get infected by the novel coronavirus.
HDMC is now preparing an action plan to set up two hospitals in Hubballi, on a trial basis, for non-Covid cases. The health officials have been asked to submit requirements such as staff, doctors, beds and others, for the hospitals. Dr Pandurang Patil, former mayor, HDMC, said it’s essential to set up dedicated hospitals for non-Cov
HUBBALLI: To bring discipline and have a close watch on Indira Canteens, Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) has decided to install CCTV cameras in the premises.
HDMC aims to monitor hygiene at the meals serving area, parcel packing, quantity and matters from its control room. Indira Canteens have been asked to provide breakfast, lunch and dinner to the needy. In Hubballi-Dharwad, there are nine such canteens. Many poor, lower middle-class people and labourers make use of the canteen.
Sources said the HDMC commissioner Suresh Itnal had received several complaints about the canteen since a few days. He started visiting the canteens personally and collected details. During his surprise visit, he came across some canteens with fewer parcel packets.
HUBBALLI: The Dharwad district administration and Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) are leaving no stone unturned to break the chain of spread of the novel coronavirus. The Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) has decided to seal areas where Covid-19 cases are found in large numbers. It has sealed five areas in Dharwad, and contact tracing of patients in Hubballi-Dharwad is under process. The number of sealed areas is expected to rise, even in Hubballi.
According to sources in the HDMC, Barakotri, Tejaswi Nagar, Chaitanya Nagar, Malamaddi and Siddheshwar Nagar were sealed on Sunday, as Covid-19 cases are on the rise there.
Dr Suresh Itnal, commissioner, HDMC, said that after holding a discussion with the DC, they have decided to seal five areas in Dharwad, where Covid-19 cases are on the rise. “Already, orders have been issued to seal areas where the cases are more. The entry and exit of people into the areas will be stopped, and the process of getting the
HUBBALLI: Here s good news for residents of Hubballi-Dharwad who are finding it difficult to go to the market during the lockdown to buy groceries and vegetables. The Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) has made arrangements to get the daily needs at people s doorsteps.
All that people have to do is visit HDMC s website and place orders for vegetables and groceries. A total of 1,239 shops in different zones and areas have been listed on the website with their contact details.
Suresh Itnal, commissioner, HDMC, said that the initiative has been taken to curb the morning crowd in the market and make it a hassle-free experience for people to make essential purchases.