Mosquito larvae found at houses, 153 challaned in Mohali

Tribune News Service

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Mohali, September 23

Concerned over surfacing of a large number of dengue cases, the Mohali Municipal Corporation issued 153 challans to people on whose houses mosquito larvae was found.

MC Commissioner Kamal Kumar Garg said the Municipal Corporation had formed four teams of the sanitation branch comprising the Chief Sanitary Inspector, the Sanitary Inspector and the Sanitary Supervisor. These teams were regularly conducting checking of dengue larvae in their respective areas in coordination with Health Department officials.

Garg said the MC had been consistently carrying out fogging throughout the city since April with five GPS-equipped vehicle-mounted machines. There were two shoulder-mounted machines through which fogging was being conducted in slum areas and other places where big machines could not enter.

Garg said in the villages within the limits of the Municipal Corporation, anti-larvicide was being used in ponds to check dengue larvae. People were being told about downloading “Dengue Free Punjab” app. Banners, posters and pamphlets were also being regularly distributed among people to spread awareness about dengue, chikungunya and other vector-borne diseases.