Collective measures taken to curb water-borne diseases by Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) have yielded positive results as no patient of dengue has been found in a health check-up and awareness camp held in zone 7 on Tuesday, officials claimed.
RMC’s Health Department and the District Malaria Department had jointly held the camp in Ganga Nagar area, a Press release issued here on Tuesday stated.
RMC Commissioner, Avneesh Kumar Sharan along with the district Malaria officer, Dr Ashwini Dewangan, RMC Health Officer, Dr Amruta Chopada, the Zone Commissioner, Dr Pritam Mishra and other officials concerned took stock of the arrangements made for the camp.
The team of officials concerned also carried out a physical inspection of the localities. The Commissioner issued instructions to empty pots found filled with water, clean drains, spread anti-larva and use fogging machine as preventive measures to check breeding of mosquitoes that spread Dengue.
He also directed the officials concerned to carryout physical inspection of the houses situated in the area to aware the locals to empty water from coolers, tyres, broken vessels and take other measures to maintain cleanliness in their surroundings.
The Commissioner also urged locals to clean water tanks on regular intervals and do not let storage of water to become a breeding place of mosquitoes.