Patiala, July 9

During the “Friday Dry Day” campaign, the Health Department found dengue larvae at 158 places in the district today. The larvae were, however, immediately destroyed by officials of the department. Besides, 16 notices were issued to repeated offenders, who failed to drain accumulate water from their houses.

Health Department officials said they had detected dengue larvae at 1,416 places in the district so far.

Dr Sumeet Singh, district epidemiologist, said dengue larvae were found at many residences despite the fact that there was no rainfall during these days.

“In most cases, dengue larvae are found indoors in refrigerators and containers. Residents need to be more alert as rain is expected in the next few days,” he added.

They would hold an inter-departmental meeting to plan future course of action to stave off dengue as rain was expected in the coming days, he said.

“We will seek cooperation from the Local Bodies and Panchayat Departments to control the spread of dengue in the district,” he added. Notably, Patiala has reported not even a single case of dengue in this season.

When asked about hot spots, he said they had identified some areas in the district, which health teams would be visiting frequently for surveillance.—TNS