Government of India

CUP-19: COVID Urban Practices : Innovation / Initiative

A Glimpse of Initiative


IEC campaign to spread awareness on COVID 19


State/UT Name : Maharashtra

Place : Across the City

Type of Initiative : Innovation for Awareness

Date of Initiative : 02-04-2020

What Initiative Were Taken? : IEC campaign to spread awareness on COVID 19

Details : PCMC is spreading awareness through various media channels – social media, local media – print and TV. PCMC has also been using the door to door collection vehicles, which play the audio clip everyday on the COVID awareness, precautionary hygiene measurement to be taken by the citizens.

Outcome : Spreading awareness is essential in this era of fake news and false claims. PCMC has mobilised vehicles and run several online campaigns to spread awareness about COVID-19.