Checked 10014 houses, 36000 waste containers and desert coolers
158 Houses of dengue larvae detected in district
Special teams constituted to give impetus
By Amrit Pal Brar
Hoshiarpur, July 22: The Hoshiarpur Administration led by Isha Kalia has launched a big drive against vector-borne diseases; special teams have been constituted and they have detected 158 Houses of dengue larvae at various localities in the district under ‘Tandarust Punjab Mission’.
The team initiated the drive at various places such as Rup Nagar, Piplanwala, Railway Mandi, Kamalpur, Purhiran, Guru Gobind Singh Nagar, Guru Ravidass Nagar, Central Town and Other Senstive Area in city.
In Mukerian first round of special round of survey and in Dasuya 2 rounds of survey has been done.
Drive gains momentum detects 158 dengue larve
The teams visited 10014 houses, checked 36000 waste containers and desert coolers and detected dengue larvae at 158 Houses.
Members of the teams interacted with residents and apprised them of that these places could act as a breeding ground for the mosquitoes.They said the purpose behind the inspection was to detect the vector-borne diseases in advance.
