With the onset of monsoon waterlogged roads and overflowing drains are leading mosquitoes to breed with a fast rate. And this is causing mosquito menace to the residents of the city.The spread of malaria and dengue have become common phenomena in the city during monsoon. Since years, Ranchi Municipal Corporation and associate departments are trying to curb the problem of mosquito related diseases but it has been unable to do so. A few days before, a large number of cases of malaria and dengue have been reported in Sadar hospital.
"The place become inhabitable for us during rainy season due to waterlogged roads and clogged drains. We always have a threat of malaria or some type of seasonal disease. We have complained several times to RMC for fogging but nothing was done to ease our problems," said Vipin Singh, a resident of Kishoreganj.The live example can be seen in the some areas of Hindpirhi where the drains gets clogged with solid waste and sewerage water flows on the main road and get stagnant while heavy showers. This helps in breeding of mosquitoes leading to different types of diseases.
"We are fogging after every fifteen days in every parts of Ranchi to ensure that the breeding of mosquitoes can be controlled. Sometimes we are unable to use fogging machine due to rain," said RMC Health Officer. But city residents refuse to accept. "The breeding of mosquitoes are very high in our area as there are numbers of potholes where water gets stagnant while showers. And I have never seen any fogging machine spraying repellents," said Amar Singh of Karamtoli.
Whereas authorities informed that all the necessary arrangements have been made to prevent and control malaria. "We have organized anti malaria campaign to inform and aware people about malaria. All the government centers have been provided with proper diagnosis machines and medicines to cure the patients of malaria. Print ads informing about prevention and cure of malaria have been published. We have taken all the required step toward preventing malaria," said District Malaria Officer Dr Pusha Maria.