The Hindu 03.11.2014
Ambur municipality creates awareness on dengue prevention
2,000 students take part in rally flagged off by K.C. Veeramani
The Ambur Municipality has been taking measures to
control mosquito breeding and create awareness among public on dengue
prevention.
On Saturday, the municipality conducted
an awareness rally to take forward awareness on dengue prevention,
eradicate plastic use and improve sanitation in the municipal limits.
Close to 2,000 students took part in the rally. School Education
Minister K.C. Veeramani flagged it off.
An exhibition
on destroying larva in water sources, common breeding sources of
mosquitoes such as discarded coconut shells and reduced use of plastic
was organised on the occasion.
The municipality’s
chairperson Sangeetha Balasubramani said they have been taking up
various mosquito control measures for the last two months. “We have
taken up anti-larval measures in the municipality wards. Fogging is also
being carried out,” she said.
The local body had
also distributed “nilavembu kudineer” as a preventive measure for dengue
to students of eight government and private schools and public last
week.
“We obtained the kudineer from the Deputy
Director of Health Services office, Tirupattur, and distributed the
same. Councillors were also asked to inform the residents of their wards
on the availability of the kudineer outside these schools. We are
planning to continue to distribute it this week too,” she added. She
said that public have also requested the local body to distribute
“nilavembu kudineer” in every ward.