Survey finds 70% complaining about lack of mosquito control drive by civic bodies

At a time when vector-borne disease outbreaks are making news from different parts of the country, 70 per cent of Indian households in an online survey said mosquito control drives were not being carried out by civic bodies in their respective areas.

Diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and other vector-borne infections have been reported from across the country. The outbreak of scrub typhus in some districts of Uttar Pradesh has raised serious concerns A survey conducted by online citizen engagement platform, LocalSurvey found more than two-thirds of the participants from across the country complaining about lack of mosquito control drives by civic bodies in both municipal and panchayat areas..