GCC’s COVID-19 work affected
The Hindu
Public health officials of the Greater Chennai Corporation have been drafted for election work, affecting the COVID-19 containment work and vaccination programme in the city.
Of the 28,500 employees identified for election work in the 16 Assembly constituencies of Chennai district, 102 are sanitation inspectors and 52 are sanitation officers. Health inspectors, who are on contract for COVID-19 containment activities, have also been drafted for election work, according to sources. Sanitation inspectors said they had participated in election training in Chennai district and were not exempted from the election work even after the public health activities got affected by the announcement of the election.More Related News