With two fresh cases reported last week, the number of people suffering from malaria in the national Capital has reached 29 this year, the highest reported in last three years.
According to South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), mosquito-breeding has been reported in at least 207 households and 746 legal notices have been issued this year. The dengue breeding checkers have checked 1937236 houses and also issued challans to 28 numbers of office and residential premises till 14 March. Besides, at least 36 cases of dengue and 17 cases of Chikungunya also reported this year.
Last year only one case of malaria reported in 2019, seven in 2018 and nine in 2017 till the time, according to data released by SDMC on Monday.
A senior north Corporation official said that all the preventive steps have been taken to reduce the cases. "The key to prevention of Dengue is ensuring there is no clean stagnant water in homes and around, which does not allow the Aedes mosquitoes to breed, and therefore dengue cannot spread," he said, adding that zonal officials have been instructed to keep making people aware by organizing seminars, functions in schools and colleges.
The officials are also conducting regular checks for breeding and regular spraying and fogging are also being done to control mosquito menace," he added.
South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) had organised a day-long brainstorming session with experts and representatives of various departments on Wednesday to chalk out a comprehensive action plan to overcome the challenges of the vector-borne diseases.
The experts, scientists and doctors from the Union Government, Delhi Government, the three corporations, New Delhi Municipal Council, Armed forces, Sentinel Surveillance and inter-sectoral partners attended the session and a comprehensive action plan to combat with vector borne diseases has been finalized by incorporating their valuable suggestions, a senior SDMC official said.
The regarding district health officials have been directed to conduct regular checks for breeding and regular spraying and fogging are also being done to control mosquito menace," he said, adding that besides it, zonal officials have also been instructed to keep making people aware by organizing seminars, functions in schools and colleges.
The official further said that the action plan calls for an effective and time bound steps to be taken to minimize the effect of the breakdown of the vector borne disease.
Last year, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had launched the mega dengue prevention awareness campaign from September 1 and November 15 to combat vector borne diseases which garnered a massive support from public and several other well-known personalities across the country.