‘Bugged’ by 52 establishments allowing Aedes to thrive freely
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NMC) has challaned eight schools, a host of Government offices - including three police stations - that have been found to be breeding grounds of Aedes mosquito. The NMC has prosecuted a total of 52 establishments for allowing conditions conducive to the breeding of dengue- carrying mosquitoes.
The civic body has served similar notices to many educational institutions as well, including Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya in Diwan Hall, Presentation Convent Sr Sec School in More Sarai, Middle School, Govt Sarvodaya Co-Ed Secondary School in Punjabi Bagh, Shadman English Medium Public School, Senior Secondary Boys School in Alipur, Senior Secondary Co-Ed School in Narela. Mosquito breeding in schools and college have left the students prone to the vector-borne disease.
The NMC’s crackdown also includes Government hospitals like Kasturba in Jama Masjid and ESI in Rohini. Over 44 cases of dengue have been recorded in North Delhi last week with South DMC reporting 90 cases and East DMC filing 37.
Other than this, Hauz Khas police station has also been found as one of the defaulters. Others in the list of VIP challans include Narela Railway Station, Swami Shraddhanand College Alipur, Food Corporation of India Sector D and Block 33 in Shakti Nagar and Metro Project in Tagore Road.
A total four challans have been imposed in Narela zone. The drive reveals an alarming picture of dengue-prone areas in North Delhi region. The caretakers, principals, contractors and directors of these institutions have been issued letters for not taking precautionary measures. Of the 52 challans, Civil lines Zone alone has been issued 17, City Zone comes second with 13, SP Zone 10, Karol Bagh, Narela and Rohini four each.