4,861 notices issued in anti-dengue drive

Of the 4.82 lakh houses checked, mosquito breeding has been detected in more than 5,000 residences.

The civic body has issued 4,861 legal notices and prosecution has been initiated in 2,000 cases against the residents, after mosquito breeding was found on their premises, said a senior SDMC official.

The Public Health department of the civic body has also collected 10,000 samples for malaria vector.

Additional Commissioner Mita Singh claimed that “no big fish” is being spared during checking for mosquito breeding. “About 19 challans and 41 notices have been issued by the SDMC to several government agencies including Airport Authority, DJB, PWD, DDA, IGL, SPG, MCI, DMRC construction sites at GK-II, Chirag Delhi, principal of CRPF camp as well as to Parshwnath Construction, MC Construction and principals of ARSD college and Moti Lal Nehru college,” she said.

She added the corporation would intensify its campaign to check mosquito breeding in big establishments, institutions and offices in the municipal corporation area.

SDMC Commissioner Punit Kumar Goel said the civic body is taking all steps to control the outbreak of diseases such as dengue and malaria.

In a high-level meeting with Public Health department officials, he directed them to gear up to meet any eventuality and make proper use of men, machine and material to prevent any outbreak of mosquito borne diseases, especially in view of approaching monsoon.

He instructed the DBCs to ensure mosquito breeding checking at every house and issuance of on-the-spot challans.

Dengue is transmitted by Aedes mosquito which breeds in stagnated water which is collected for more than seven days mostly at construction sites as well as inside desert coolers, over-head water tanks, flower pots, swimming pools, and discarded containers and tyres.