new delhi gardener focused flowers foliage fertilisers know perils posed lump genetic material enclosed coat protein fat possibly thing intercept dinesh bhadana marching battle novel coronavirus instead watering south delhi saket municipal corporation gardener today goes approximately disinfectant pump back atop tanker spraying sodium hypochlorite engage concern turn bhadana days agone horticulture department south delhi municipal corporation asked young maalis volunteer mission came time struck days home referable nationwide lockdown says municipal corp short manpower awful crisis since large number gardeners older nearing retirement age therefore vulnerable covid infection younger ones asked willing something guild voluntary pressure anyone stepped forward offer daily disinfect localities gather data two days training preference academic term arrange ts grappling novel coronavirus avoid victim bhadana fellow gardener deployed frontline field staff hand sanitisers germicide sprinklers temporarily tools swop rather humble hoe rakes lawn earlier locations parks would work fixed years gather nursery saket around masks protective hats gloves gumboots deployed day covering lado sarai areas recent days bhadana unfazed gardener adds never imagined things trying meet health challenge parks right less important masses bhadana says people villages supportive quite an areas times even allowed entryway upscale colonies people believe transmit coronavirus says clearly mystified sociable behaviour young man joined horticulture department compassionate grounds father also corporation employee decease enjoin never imagined would one day assigned tasks fighting pandemic national chhatarpur bhadana mother wife two younger buddy working home family sometimes asks departure house times everyone sour laptops shrug risky reave mean family extra cautious bhadana mother suresh devi makes remove clothes take soapy bath entering house evening