The New Indian Express 29.07.2010
Special drive to check mosquito menace
The mosquito menace is slowly on the up in the twin cities with the incessant rains. To nip it in the bud, the entomological wing of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation will be taking up a one-week special drive from August 2.
As part of the drive, GHMC will start removing water hyacinth from all tanks and kuntas including river Musi, verification of anti-larval operations on saturation approach in a one-week cycle and increase in fogging timings by an hour in addition to existing timings.There would be special monitoring of localities where drinking water supply is poor and where people tend to store water in containers due to water scarcity.
GHMC workers would collaborate with ward committee members to ensure effective control of the mosquito menace and vector-borne diseases. The zonal commissioners would assess the requirement of additional manpower and take up work with administrative sanction at zonal level.