Tiruchi Corporation intensifies anti-dengue drive
The Hindu
Tiruchi intensifies anti-dengue drive with 350 DBCs, fogging, fever camps & penalty for owners of dengue-prone properties. Pudukottai reports 4-6 cases daily, with 65 active cases & 75 beds ready for treatment. Sanitary dept. to cover congested areas on priority.
With intermittent showers lashing the city for the past few days, Tiruchi Corporation has intensified the anti-dengue drive and mosquito source reduction measures through domestic breeding checkers (DBCs).
The accumulation of rainwater on potential dengue-breeding objects has become a concern, and to eliminate the outbreak of dengue, sanitary workers and those involved in curbing mosquito breeding have been instructed to intensify the dengue prevention drive.
According to officials, anti- mosquito fogging is being carried out in all 65 wards using portable machines available in all wards, and high-power fogging trucks in all five zones.
The civic body has formed a team of 350 DBCs to identify and eliminate dengue sources in all five zones. They would check containers and potential dengue source objects from terraces and backyards of houses and commercial establishments.
“The workers are carrying out doorstep inspections to sensitize residents and suggest preventive measures to avoid dengue outbreaks. Fever camps are being held simultaneously to identify hotspots where multiple fever cases were reported,” T. Manivannan, City Health Officer.
The city had reported 23 confirmed cases of dengue in September and there were no active cases currently. The ongoing anti-dengue drive will gradually intensify and owners of properties that have dengue mosquito would be penalised, the sources said. The sanitary department has been instructed to cover closely packed residential streets and slum areas in the city.
Since people used to store fresh water in open containers and tanks in congested areas like Woraiyur, Gandhi Market, Varaganeri, Bheema Nagar, and Palakarai, officials said that such vulnerable places will be covered on priority.
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