Kallakurichi Collector inspects dengue prevention measures
The Hindu
Collector P.N. Sridhar said 47 fever survey workers will visit houses in all the 21 wards in Kallakurichi municipality to check for stagnant water, and to destroy mosquito breeding sources
The District Administration in Kallakurichi on Thursday launched a special drive to check the spread of dengue and to control mosquito breeding in rural and urban local bodies in the district. Collector P.N. Sridhar inspected the drive at Kesavalu Nagar in Kallakurichi municipality in the town.
Mr. Sridhar said that the administration had embarked upon a comprehensive anti-dengue drive across the district. Besides the officials of public health department, officials of municipalities, town panchayats and rural development have also been roped in to create awareness on dengue and destroying the breeding grounds of mosquitoes.