At a time when the fear of a second COVID-19 wave hitting the city lingers, especially with Diwali round the corner, the BMC has issued a circular asking its engineering staff to go back to routine work. However, the decision came in the light of regular civil work getting badly affected owing to the non-availability of staff and resulting in the delay of ongoing and new projects.

The circular states that the engineering staff, who were roped in for COVID-19 duty should be relieved of those duties and they should go back to regular non-COVID work on or before November 9. Further, the circular also mentions that if the ward officials need additional manpower for handling the pandemic, then temporary private staff should be hired.