Health Minister V S Sivakumar said that an action plan will be implemented in areas in the district where dengue fever has been reported. About 25 areas have been identified to be affected by dengue fever. As part of the action plan, he said that fogging, indoor  spraying and steps for eradicating mosquito breeding grounds will be intensified.

 Sivakumar said that 38 fogging machines of the District Medical office and 26 machines of the Corporation will be used. The services of the doctors of the Community Medical division in the Medical College will be utilised.

 He said that the fever was under control in Pallichal, Balaramapuram, Kalliyoor, Karakulam and Vizhinjam areas. However, precautions have been taken in these areas to ensure that fever does not spread. The mosquito eradication drive in Palayam, Peroorkada, Muttada, Thycaud, Thirumala, Vanchiyoor, Karamana, Thampanoor, Kannanmoola, Vallakadavu, Kunnukuzhi and Medical College areas will be conducted under the Corporation Health Officer.

 Programme officers in the District Medical office will be in charge of the programme in Veli, Vattiyoorkavu, Kadakampally, Thiruvallam and Vizhinjam areas, Sivakumar said.