After the national Capital reported spurt in patients suffering from vector-borne diseases, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has issued notices to over 240 prominent buildings in Delhi's VIP zone, including those housing the offices of the Environment Ministry and Lady Hardinge hospital after mosquitoes were found breeding in their premises.
"The civic body has issued notices to 240 to Government offices, hospitals and schools after vector-carrying mosquitoes were found breeding in their premises. It has also formed a surveillance team to inspect all the buildings," a senior NDMC official said, adding that some of the defaulters include the Paryavaran Bhawan, Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan and Lady Hardinge hospital.
The NDMC has also planned an intensive sanitation drive from July 17-19, in which the entire its area would be checked. The total number of malaria and dengue cases reported this year till July 6 are 60 and 26, respectively. "We had undertaken an intensive drive to check the rooftops of government buildings, privatqe buildings, hospitals, schools and residential colonies in the NDMC area for taking precautionary measures to check and control in spreading dengue, malaria and chikungunya diseases," the official said.
He said as many as 1,140 houses were visited during the drive, out of which 33 were found positive, whereas a total of 5,825 containers were checked and 65 were found positive.
According to a data of South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) national Capital has witnessed spurt in patients suffering from malaria with at least 123 persons affected till July this year.
Cases of dengue have also spiked with 13 cases traced last week, taking the total number of patients to 104 this year till now. Also, six new cases of Chikungunya also reported in the city taking the total number to 33.
However, out of total cases of malaria, 61 cases diagnosed belong to the neighbouring states while 65 patients suffering from dengue traced in Delhi belong to other states. As per the report, hospitals did not provide address of two patients diagnosed of malaria, two of Chikungunya and 13 patients diagnosed of dengue.
Last year, 2,798 dengue cases and four deaths were recorded by the SDMC, which tabulates the data on vector-borne diseases in the city.