Indian Express 11.11.2009
Mosquitoes breeding at Games site, officials penalised
Officials in charge of ongoing construction work at the Commonwealth Games Village have been fined by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi after civic agency officials found mosquitoes breeding at the site.
According to Delhi Mayor Kanwar Sain, during an MCD inspection last week, mosquitoes were found breeding in stagnant water at the site. “Officials supervising the construction of the Games Village have been fined for letting water stagnate at the site. Also, rubble collected there provided a breeding ground for mosquitoes,” Sain said.
Games officials had already received two warnings, Sain said. Further dismissing Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia’s remarks about the MCD’s failure to check dengue cases in the Capital, Sain said the civic agency was doing its best.
“This year, due to late rains, there was a rise in the number of dengue patients. Next year, we will have the situation under control. There will be no such problem during the Commonwealth Games,” he said.
He added that the MCD was also keeping a tab on the number of confirmed cases.
“Under the government guidelines, the IgM Capture ELISA test is the standard test for dengue. Any patient who is confirmed with dengue under this test is notified to us by all leading hospitals of Delhi, including Apollo, Fortis and Ganga Ram Hospital. We include the confirmed cases in the final count that we release every day,” Sain said.
