SAMBALPUR:With an aim to check spread of diseases during Dussera in Sambalpur city, which is set to witness a huge turnout for the Puja, the district administration and Sambalpur Municipal Corporation (SMC) have intensified drive against sale of unhygienic and stale food.
As a large number of people flock to the city during the Puja, fast food centres and eateries mushroom during this time of the year to earn fast bucks. However, little care is taken about the quality of food. With jaundice outbreak still fresh in the mind of the district officials, it was decided to launch the drive to ensure safety of the visitors, said sources.
The drive, which was launched on October 13, will continue till October 24.
As part of the drive, SMC has so far destroyed 2.51 quintals of inferior quality food in the last five days, said Food Safety Officer, SMC, Rudra Pratap Mandal.
A special squad formed for the purpose has been raiding shops in different areas of the city with the help of police and destroying food found stale or unhygienic for consumption, he added.
Besides destroying food, notices are also being issued to improve their shops and take corrective measures. Other directives like keeping the food items covered, surroundings clean and provision of safe drinking water have also been issued, Mandal added.
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