The campaign of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) that started on Thursday to prevent and protect the citizens from the diseases like dengue and malaria, continued on Friday.
The BMC squad went door to door in Zone 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 and checked the overhead tanks, water tanks, coolers etc, as dengue larva mostly regenerates in accumulated water.The citizens were also informed about the diseases spreading in this season and to ways to prevent them.
The Municipal Corporation team went to Harshwardhan Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar, Saraswati Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Sunhari Bagh, Machna Colony, Shiv Nagar, Priyadarshani Nagar, Rishi Nagar areas of the city and checked the breed of dengue larvae. The residents were also informed about the precautions to be taken during the monsoon.
The team also went to Jatkhedi, Misrod, Bawadiya Kalan, Gulmohar, Vishwakarma Nagar, Gautam Nagar, Kokta, Shivnagar, Durgesh Vihar and various other areas for regular cleaning purpose. The slums and the areas of stagnant were also cleaned. Temephos and other chemical medicines were also sprayed in these areas. The team also went to houses of these areas and informed the residents about the diseases spreading and the ways to prevent them.
The team appealed the residents to keep a check that water should not be accumulated in the houses and the surrounding. They also instructed that water tanks, coolers etc should be cleaned regularly as breeding of the mosquitoes that spread dengue mostly take place in the accumulated water. The Corporation also appealed the citizens that if they see the dengue larva in accumulated water and tanks, they should immediately inform the malaria officer on phone number- 0755-2570328.