PANAJI: After multiple suspected dengue cases have been reported in the state capital the Corporation of the City of Panaji has procured two fogging machines.
“We have received many complaints of suspected dengue cases this year. More than 17 cases were reported from Bhatlem alone. Since the directorate of health services doesn’t have enough fogging machines and manpower we decided to purchase our own machines,” mayor Uday Madkaikar said, adding that CCP staff have been trained by the DHS in preparing correct proportions the chemical to be sprayed.
“We are spraying only those areas where suspected dengue cases have been reported. On Saturday we sprayed at Bhatlem and Chincolem, on Sunday and Monday we sprayed at Miramar, Campal and Tonca and on Tuesday, we will spray at Mala,” he added.
Following a public interest petition filed by Atchut Dhond, a Panaji resident, over the sudden surge in dengue cases, the high court of Bombay at Goa ordered public health authorities in the state to discharge their duties with regard to removal of garbage and ensuring that stagnant water doesn’t become a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Although the directorate of health services and the state government claim that they are working hard to arrest the spread of the diseases, the petitioner has stated that merely calling meetings of health authorities and fogging certain localities are not at all sufficient to produce the desired result.
“The Goa public health act envisages the authorities under the act to issue directions to the municipalities and to the panchayats in the state of Goa to ensure that garbage does not accumulate; cesspools are removed and measures taken to eradicate mosquitoes. Needless to state, the statutory duties cast upon the authorities have to be complied with…,” the double bench comprising Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Mahesh Sonak. Advocate Rui Pereira representing the petitioner told the court that there was a death in Panaji as a result of dengue.
“We have received many complaints of suspected dengue cases this year. More than 17 cases were reported from Bhatlem alone. Since the directorate of health services doesn’t have enough fogging machines and manpower we decided to purchase our own machines,” mayor Uday Madkaikar said, adding that CCP staff have been trained by the DHS in preparing correct proportions the chemical to be sprayed.
“We are spraying only those areas where suspected dengue cases have been reported. On Saturday we sprayed at Bhatlem and Chincolem, on Sunday and Monday we sprayed at Miramar, Campal and Tonca and on Tuesday, we will spray at Mala,” he added.
Following a public interest petition filed by Atchut Dhond, a Panaji resident, over the sudden surge in dengue cases, the high court of Bombay at Goa ordered public health authorities in the state to discharge their duties with regard to removal of garbage and ensuring that stagnant water doesn’t become a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Although the directorate of health services and the state government claim that they are working hard to arrest the spread of the diseases, the petitioner has stated that merely calling meetings of health authorities and fogging certain localities are not at all sufficient to produce the desired result.
“The Goa public health act envisages the authorities under the act to issue directions to the municipalities and to the panchayats in the state of Goa to ensure that garbage does not accumulate; cesspools are removed and measures taken to eradicate mosquitoes. Needless to state, the statutory duties cast upon the authorities have to be complied with…,” the double bench comprising Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Mahesh Sonak. Advocate Rui Pereira representing the petitioner told the court that there was a death in Panaji as a result of dengue.
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