District In-charge Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Thursday met BBMP Commissioner Laxminarayana, Mayor D Venkatesh Murthy, District Health Officer Nagaraj and other DHOs and told them to take precautionary measures against diseases. He asked them to focus on vector-borne disease like dengue.

Earlier, Health Minister U T Khader had also expressed his concern in this regard.  The Palike officials were told to take up precautionary measures like spraying pesticides and cleaning areas to contain dengue by involving link workers and nursing college students in each ward.  The Palike has so far covered 2,24,029 houses and found 29,276 larvae at houses in eight zones.