Summary:
The BMC has begun restoration of the iconic Mint Road Municipal Dispensary building – a dilapidated structure reeking with leakages. The two-storey building, a grade-III heritage structure, located on Mint Road in the Fort area and was occupied by the departments of water, pest control and dispensary. “The work mainly includes reconstruction of brick masonry, restoration of stone work, demolition and reconstruction of floor slabs, woodwork. This iconic building was their first office,” a senior official from the heritage department said. There was an outbreak of malaria and dengue in the city, following which, for the first time, the insecticide department was set up by the municipality..