With dengue cases rising at an alarming speed, the civic bodies have claimed to have found 1,75,051 houses positive for mosquito breeding while 15,724 prosecutions have been launched this year, as part of their drives against the vector-borne disease.
The Corporation councillors and top officials claimed to monitor the situation by ensuring visit of hospitals regularly. “We have been visiting hospitals to look after condition of patients,” said Neelam Goel, Deputy Mayor of North MCD.
Till September 12, 1,041 patients tested positive in this month. The rising number of cases has put the three municipal corporations on their toes.
North Delhi Mayor Ravinder Gupta claimed that the Corporation (NMC) was taking all possible measures to deal with the increasing number of dengue cases in its jurisdiction. He said to further strengthen the services, employees at the fever clinic have been increased so that more number of dengue patients can be treated efficiently, and more technical staff have been deployed in pathology laboratories, among other measures.
“No dengue patient has been denied admission in its hospitals and additional facilities have been created to attend them swiftly,” Said Gupta.
As per the report tabulated by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), during the same period, 1,75,051 houses have been found positive for mosquito breeding while 15,724 prosecutions have been launched this year.
According to Gupta, North Corporation has about 1,500 dengue-breeding checkers, 1,000-strong staff for carrying out fumigation and 300 emplo-yees to monitor the drive.