In view of the spreading Malaria and dengue diseases in the State capital, the BMC has launched a cleanliness drive and awareness campaign.
To make the cleanliness drive and awareness campaign more effective the BMC has begun a door-to-door awareness campaign informing the citizens about diseases like Dengue and Malaria. Further, the BMC has also started an SMS service for the same purpose.
During the campaign, the citizens are being informed about the precautions to be taken during monsoon. Prominently, the BMC sanitary squad is taking continuous steps to maintain the cleanliness in the city. The BMC is spraying the insecticides in various areas of the city and is maintaining cleanliness there as well.
The Municipal corporation team went to Amebedkar Nagar, Nehru Nagar, South TT Nagar, Sunahari Bagh, Sanjay Nagar, slums near 1100 quaters, Janta Colony, Arjun Nagar, Primary School Shivnagar, Piyadarshani Nagar, Sai Baba Nagar, Amrai, Baghsewaniya, Indrapuri, Kamla Nagar, Anna Nagar, Budh Vihar, Vikas Nagar, 60 quarters, 100 quarter slums, Barkheda Pathani, Panchwati Colony, Saket Nagr,Biihari Mohalla, Kalapna Nagar and various other areas for regular cleaning purpose. Moreover the areas of stagnant water and slums were also cleaned. Chemical medicine like Temephos was also sprayed in the area. The team also went to various houses and informed the residents about various diseases spreading in this season and the ways to prevent them.
The squad appealed the residents to keep a check that water should not accumulate in the houses and the surrounding .They also instructed that water tanks, coolers etc should be cleaned regularly as the mosquitoes that spread dengue mainly regenerate on the accumulated water.