The national Capital has witnessed 60 cases of dengue with seven fresh cases traced last week. Seven new cases of malaria were also recorded, taking the total number of patients suffering from the vector borne disease to 34.
According to a data released by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Monday, out of total cases of malaria, 24 cases diagnosed belong to the neighbouring States while 47 patients suffering from dengue traced in Delhi belong to other States. The civic body has also traced 22 cases of Chikungunya cases till June 8 this year.
According to the weekly report released by the SDMC, the north, south and east corporations have found mosquito breeding in 18,867 households in the city till June 8. The report further stated that 19,915 legal notices have been served to owners of houses, hotels and others for various violations and 977 prosecutions initiated.
Meanwhile, Mayor of East Delhi Anju held a meeting with malaria inspectors and officials of the health department to check preparedness to prevent vector borne diseases.
Mayor directed officials to ensure that the spray of insecticides and cleanliness should be maintained on regular basis to prevent diseases as stagnant water is conducive for breeding of mosquitoes. She further directed officials to insure that staffs of the corporation make regular visits to the sensitive areas to ensure no mosquito breeding.
Deputy Mayor of north Corporation Yogesh Kumar Verma also conducted an inspection in the Wazirpur area to check monsoon preparedness. He directed the officers of the engineering department to write a letter to Public Works Department informing them about the condition of the drains under their jurisdiction. He said that the drains alongside more than 60 ft roads are under the jurisdiction of PWD out of which silt has not been removed due to which problem of water clogging during the monsoon may arise.