'Lead by example to prevent dengue, chikungunya'

The AAP government was on Tuesday told by the Delhi High Court to "lead by example" to prevent rise in vector-borne diseases so that dengue and chikungunya outbreaks do not recur this year.

"Let this year be not a repeat of what has happened in the past," a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Anu Malhotra said and asked the AAP government to "lead by example".

"One expression comes to mind - lead by example and others will follow," the bench told the Delhi government lawyer after he said that all the authorities need to sit together to solve this problem. We can be at loggerheads over anything else but not on public health," it added.

The bench said it was a "worrisome" issue as several lives were lost due to the ailments.