Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday inspected his home for stagnant water as part of the special awareness campaign '10 Hafte, 10 Baje 10 Minute' to prevent the spread of mosquito-borne diseases.
"One more Sunday inspection done this morning. Delhi's fight to defeat Dengue continues Just 2-3 years ago, who could have imagined Dengue can be defeated?" Kejriwal tweeted.
Kejriwal had launched the campaign in September, urging people to inspect their house for any standing water. The campaign to combat dengue has garnered a massive support from public and several other well-known personalities across the country, including cricketers, Bollywood actors and famous journalists.
Kejriwal had said participation of these public personalities will inspire common people to take precautions in combating vector-borne disease. He had also directed his colleagues in the Cabinet to work towards encouraging mass participation in the third week of the campaign. According to data released by SDMC last week, total number of patients suffering from malaria has reached to 419 this year with at least 51 fresh cases reported last week of October. While the number of dengue cases reported till October 5 stands at 356 with 74 fresh cases reported last week.
Meanwhile, 10 new cases of chikungunya also reported in last week, taking the total number of patients suffering from the disease to 97, according to the SDMC, which tabulates the data on vector-borne diseases in the city. As per the data, mosquito-breeding has been reported in at least 1, 49,222 households and 11, 9,815 legal notices have been issued this year.
Last year, 2,798 dengue cases and four deaths were recorded in Delhi. Both the Delhi government and the local bodies have been making efforts to raise awareness among the people on precautions to ensure that there is no breeding of mosquito larvae in and around their houses.