New Delhi, That is the suitable time to behave to forestall unfold of vector-borne illnesses and we should take our message to each citizen, Municipal Commissioner Ashwani Kumar mentioned on Thursday.
Whereas chairing an inter-departmental assembly to strategise towards the anticipated surge in mosquito-borne diseases in the course of the upcoming monsoon months, Kumar urged departments to help each other, take away junk from workplaces, guarantee cleanliness of their premises, and conduct consciousness drives at their respective ranges.
“Solely by means of joint efforts can we stop the unfold of vector-borne illnesses,” he mentioned, in keeping with the assertion.
“That is the suitable time to behave. July and August see the best unfold of vector-borne illnesses. If we stay vigilant and act swiftly within the subsequent two months, we are able to hold the state of affairs underneath management,” Kumar mentioned in the course of the assembly, stressing the significance of public consciousness, inter-departmental cooperation, and cleanliness drives to forestall mosquito breeding.
He additionally urged that colleges run by the Delhi authorities, MCD, and NDMC use parent-teacher conferences to unfold consciousness. College students, he mentioned, must be inspired to put on full-sleeved garments and take part in preventive actions at house by means of “dengue homework”.
The Commissioner known as for an intensified door-to-door marketing campaign by Home Breeding Checkers and urged departments to run media campaigns to coach the general public. “Now we have to succeed in each citizen,” he emphasised.
The assembly was attended by officers from the Delhi Jal Board, NDMC, Delhi Police, PWD, CPWD, DDA, and different key businesses.
A name was made for joint and proactive efforts to curb mosquito breeding and lift public consciousness forward of the height transmission season in July and August, in keeping with a press assertion issued by the civic physique.
In the meantime, a presentation by MCD’s Public Well being Division outlined key elements conducive to mosquito breeding, illness unfold patterns, and hotspot areas throughout the town.
The Commissioner additionally directed the Delhi Jal Board to pay particular consideration to water leakages and requested departments like Delhi Police, Horticulture, DEMS, Irrigation, and PWD to make sure cleanliness of their respective premises, together with Malkhanas, parks, and drains.
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