Kochi corporation provides insurance cover for health front workers
There are 150 members in the squad and they will be ready to work in shifts 24X7. "There will be 12 workers in each shift and their service can be availed by dialling up the dedicated numbers or even through messaging. They have been provided with various equipment required for carrying out various emergency works," said chairman, standing committee for health, T K Asharaf.
"Being workers who are deployed on the frontline of emergencies, they require all sorts of protection.
So, we would be providing them with insurance cover. We are taking all measures in this regard," he said. "We are providing them with all the facilities like gloves, gumboots, pickaxes, raincoats, reflector jackets, helmets etc," he added.
It was on May 28 that the corporation launched the squad to mitigate the issues related to the rains. "So far, the squads are working in an effective manner. Even the high court applauded our efforts. The squads will be in the field until June 10. After that, they will be deployed for the sanitation works in each division. If rains aggravate and there is any emergency work, they will be pressed into action," Asharaf said.
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