PUNE: The civic body has stepped up its action on establishments, mainly housing societies and bungalows, not taking measures to check mosquito breeding at a time when the city is witnessing a spurt in dengue cases.
The Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) health department has issued notices to 239 such establishments, including housings societies, independent bungalows, construction sites and units dealing with scrap and damaged tyres, in June till 22nd.
Dengue cases have significantly increased since the beginning of June. As many as 121 cases of the mosquito-borne disease have been registered so far this month, taking the number of the patients to 363 since the beginning of 2019. PMC officials said notices have been sent to 507 establishments for facilitating mosquito breeding between January 1 and June 22.
“We have intensified the surveillance across the city and directed our health staffers involved in ground activities such as identifying and destroying mosquito breeding spots to cover the maximum properties within the next few days. We have started issuing notices to the properties found at fault,” public health expert and head of the PMC’s insect control department Sanjeev Wavare said.
“We are maintaining a list of the mosquito breeding sites. Our ground-level staffers are primarily working towards checking the breeding spots. We are also taking all precautions to arrest the growth cycle of the mosquitoes,” he added.
The PMC officials are inspecting the housing societies to check the mosquito breeding spots. “If our staffers find such spots, they tell the housing societies to clear them within 24 hours. Most of the housing societies and owners of the independent bungalows immediately comply with the order,” Wavare said.
The health staffers conducting the survey found the larvae of the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in the uncovered water storage barrels, flowerpot plates, terrace areas and parking lots, he said, adding that proper solid waste disposal and improved water storage practices must be ensured to check the spread of dengue.
Eye surgeon and Indian Medical Association-Pune president Sanjay Patil said, “Plastic containers or used tyres should be covered or properly discarded. Flower vases should be emptied and cleaned at least once a week to check breeding of mosquitoes.”
The Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) health department has issued notices to 239 such establishments, including housings societies, independent bungalows, construction sites and units dealing with scrap and damaged tyres, in June till 22nd.
Dengue cases have significantly increased since the beginning of June. As many as 121 cases of the mosquito-borne disease have been registered so far this month, taking the number of the patients to 363 since the beginning of 2019. PMC officials said notices have been sent to 507 establishments for facilitating mosquito breeding between January 1 and June 22.
“We have intensified the surveillance across the city and directed our health staffers involved in ground activities such as identifying and destroying mosquito breeding spots to cover the maximum properties within the next few days. We have started issuing notices to the properties found at fault,” public health expert and head of the PMC’s insect control department Sanjeev Wavare said.
“We are maintaining a list of the mosquito breeding sites. Our ground-level staffers are primarily working towards checking the breeding spots. We are also taking all precautions to arrest the growth cycle of the mosquitoes,” he added.
The PMC officials are inspecting the housing societies to check the mosquito breeding spots. “If our staffers find such spots, they tell the housing societies to clear them within 24 hours. Most of the housing societies and owners of the independent bungalows immediately comply with the order,” Wavare said.
The health staffers conducting the survey found the larvae of the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in the uncovered water storage barrels, flowerpot plates, terrace areas and parking lots, he said, adding that proper solid waste disposal and improved water storage practices must be ensured to check the spread of dengue.
Eye surgeon and Indian Medical Association-Pune president Sanjay Patil said, “Plastic containers or used tyres should be covered or properly discarded. Flower vases should be emptied and cleaned at least once a week to check breeding of mosquitoes.”
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