LUCKNOW: In July last year, when health department inspected several government buildings and offices, medical and educational institutions, hospitals and police stations, it issued notices to them for creating conditions conducive to breeding of mosquitoes, especially those causing dengue.
A year later, even after the onset of monsoon in the city, TOI inspected the same spots again and found that the organisations and their heads had not learned any lesson from their past mistake.
From July 5 to July 11, 2017, several departments in KGMU, including the artificial limb centre building, six student hostels, residence and office of the vice chancellor and dental faculty had been issued notices by the team of chief medical officer.
On Tuesday, when TOI reporters re-visited the same spots, the situation was found no different from last year.
From old air coolers to construction material, not in use furniture to drains full of stagnant water were found around several units of KGMU, including the dental faculty, biochemistry department, near vice chancellor's office and in the residential area.
The Reserve Police Lines had been served notice by health department on July 10, 2017 but a pile of garbage giving out foul odour greeted the reporter on Tuesday soon upon entry into the premises.
The
general post office (GPO) and Hazratganj multi-level parking were also issued notices on July 12, 2017. But discarded coolers were found dumped behind main GPO building. Stagnant water, garbage and filth were seen around the multi-level parking.
The scene was no different at Jawahar Bhawan and Shakti Bhawan. A pile of junk dumped in the backyard and leaking pipelines formed a deadly combination for
mosquito breeding.
(With inputs from Adiyanshi Singhal, Kritika Lalwani, Mohammad Haaris Beg, Meghna Pushpam)
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