AIIMS to treat Ramgarh Tal, check mosquito growth

Gorakhpur: AIIMS Gorakhpur will set up a committee to ascertain the types of mosquitoes and larvae in the Ramgarh Tal (lake) so that it could be treated accordingly and the area could be saved from mosquito-borne diseases like Japanese encephalitis, dengue and malaria.
The lake is spread over 1,800 acres and there are chances of growth of mosquitoes in the area .
“AIIMS has taken this step to check mosquito-borne diseases. A committee will be formed soon and research will be conducted on the pollution in lake water and growth of mosquitoes and larva present in it so that the water and the area could be treated with suitable anti-larva chemicals. Our main focus will be on Japanese encephalitis and a separate research will be conducted on it, said AIIMS executive director Dr Surekha Kishore.
Head of community medicine department of AIIMS Prof Harishchandra Joshi said that the committee will be constituted under the community medicine department.
It will test the water of Ramgarh Tal lake located in city as it is the place where mosquitoes could easily grow. The area is hit be mosquito-borne diseases, he added.