Reality check on cleanliness : MCC team raids hotels ; serves notices

Reality check on cleanliness : MCC team raids hotels ; serves notices

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, May 20, 2014:  A team of MCC officials raided  several hotels  in the city on May 20, Tuesday  in the backdrop of the rising cases of Malaria and also to check if the hotels were maintaining cleanliness norms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Among  the hotels raided included Hotel Swagath, Hotel Bombay Lucky, Hotel Aradhana, Jain Restaurant, Sri Ganesh and Hotel Vrindavan.

The Team of MCC officials  comprising Health officer Manjayyya Shetty, environment engineer Madhu, health inspectors Ramu, Yashwanth, Sushanth and Nirmala seized the  trade licence  of Hotel Vrindavan for violation of rules. In Jain Restaurant, the team found sale of groceries and   directed the hotel authorities to either  maintain it as a hotel or a grocery shop.

Almost all the hotels that were raided excluding Hotel Swagath were served notices to maintain cleanliness. Hotel Swagath was instructed to have exhaust fans fixed in the kitchen.

All the hotels which were raided were asked to  meet the cleanliness  norms within ten days.

Consequent upon a meeting chaired by Health Minister UT Khader recently, the MCC has already formed  three teams  to carry out operations in Mangalore South, Mangalore Central and Suratkal to inspect hotels and road side vendors and act against those who fail to adhere to cleanliness norms.