Government of India

CUP-19: COVID Urban Practices : Innovation / Initiative

A Glimpse of Initiative


Provisions for waste collection and disposal from quarantined households


State/UT Name : Maharashtra

Place : Pune

Type of Initiative : Sanitation

Date of Initiative : 06-04-2020

What Initiative Were Taken? : Provisions for waste collection and disposal from quarantined households

Details : PMC asked quarantine households to keep quarantine a person's waste separately. PMC has given instructions to give segregated waste and spread Sodium Hypochlorite Solution or Ethyl Alcohol. PMC has provided separate bags to collect waste from quarantine homes. PMC has also taken some other measures.

Outcome : PMC's various measures have contained and prevented the spread of the coronavirus in Pune city.