While creating awareness among the citizens about the dengue and larva the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials and employees on Monday visited areas falling under zones 1, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14.
During the door-to-door awareness campaign, the BMC Squad checked the water cleanliness and maintenance at the houses. The squad checked the larva population in water and aware the citizens to maintain the cleanliness in home and in surroundings.
As a precaution measure, the squad sprayed the pesticides at the houses. Further, the squad also informed the residents about the dengue and its demerits. They also informed the citizens about the precaution measures to be taken and advised them to maintain cleanliness.
The BMC squad also took a strict action on finding larva in water tanks. Under the action Ranjan Soni, MIG 16 C Sector and Manish Kumre C 29 Surya Colony, paid a penalty of Rs 5500 for not maintaining cleanliness. Further, it was also cautioned that if proper hygiene is not found in the areas, strict actions will be taken.
Moreover, the BMC squad took action at various schools located at ward 3 and 4, zone 1. Further, the cleanliness drive was carried out at the colonies located at ward 10, 11,12, 13, and 14, zone 03, ward 15, 16, 17, 18 zone 04, ward 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 at zone 05, zone 13 and 14.
The precautionary measures like cleaning of water tanks and spraying of pesticides at Char Imli, Arera Colony, Tulsi Nagar, were carried out. Cleanliness drive was carried out at Shakti Nagar, Saket Nagar Panchvati market and nearby areas.
Notably, with the implementation of the instructions given by BMC Commissioner Tejaswini S Naik the squad is taking appropriate actions. Further, Naik has appealed the citizens to clean the water tanks of their homes and maintain hygiene as a precaution of dengue disease.