The Times of India 24.08.2009
With rains come mosquitoes, civic bodies caught unprepared
KANPUR: Although rains have given some relief to the parched city, the stagnated rain water in the low-lying areas has turned into a breeding ground for the mosquitoes. Adding to the woes of the locals are the ill-prepared medical authorities and Kanpur Nagar Nigam, who are unable to stop the increasing population of mosquitoes.
There are only three fogging machines with Urban Malaria department and six with Kanpur Nagar Nigam. Dr A K Singh, urban malaria officer said, "We have about 100 litre of chemical between three fogging machines, out of which one of the fogging machine is in Kanpur Dehat while the remaining two are being used in the city. In addition to the fogging machines, we have 25 litres of `Avaite' (anti-larvae) used to kill mosquito larvae -- which develop in stagnant water."
He, however, agreed that the amount of chemical used for fogging is insufficient in comparison to the area of the city. "It is unfortunate that the demand of the chemical exceeds actual supply in the city. Actually, the chemical is made available from Lucknow. Every month we are provided with only 20 litres of Avaite, which is not sufficient seeing the waterlogged areas of Kanpur," added the officer.
It was also said by the department officials that from this year onwards the city has been divided into 14 sectors. These are the areas where malarial cases are frequently registered which include Babupurwa, Maccharia, Bekanganj, Chamanganj and many more such areas. "All these areas/sectors are under individual inspectors who supervise fogging in different areas of the city," said one of the officials of the department.
But the health officials of Kanpur Nagar Nigam claimed that they are having sufficient chemicals and fogging machines to check the growth of deadly mosquitoes. Dr Pankaj Srivastava, additional health officer, KNN said, "We have six fogging machines and ample amount of chemical to carry out fogging process in the city."
Every year city hospitals register many cases of falciparum and vivax (kind of malarial virus). However, falciparum cases are less in comparison to vivax. Vivax, in contrast to falciparum, is curable and is not much complicated.
However, this year doctors have noticed that vivax infections have also become much more virulent. "Normally, vivax isn't that complicated, but in few cases we have noticed that this malaria is leading to serious complications. About the symptoms of the disease, along with recurrent high fever, a patient can even undergo pre-coma stage, which can ultimately lead to death," said Dr S N Shukla, a doctor at UHM.
Fogging them out
In order to check the growth of mosquitoes, KNN has released its fogging schedule --
August 24 - Anwaganj, Yashoda Nagar, Begampurwa, Parmat, Ravidaspuram and Kalyanpur
August 25 - Dalelpurwa, Pashupati Nagar, Babupurwa, Chunniganj, Gujaini and Sarvodaya Nagar
August 26 - Civil Lines, Naubasta, Kidwai Nagar, Khalasi Line, Ratanlal Nagar and Khaura
August 27 - Harbansh Mahaul, Hanspuram, Barra, Tilak Nagar and Vishnupuri
August 28 - Dada Nagar Factory area, Fazalganj industrial area, Juhi and Lajpat Nagar
August 29 - Maheswari Mohal, Sanigaon, Juhi, Sisamau, Saraymeeta and Nawabganj
August 31 - Krishna Nagar, Usmaanpur, Talakh Mohal , Panki and Geeta Nagar
September 1 - Generalganj, Gandhi Nagar, Juhi, Hamirpur Road, Colonel Ganj, Dabauli and Shastri Nagar
September 2 - Raipurwa, Basant Vihar, Jawahar Nagar and Vijay Nagar
September 3 - Naazirbagh, Harjinder Nagar, Jaurali, Ashok Nagar, Govind Nagar and Sarojini Nagar
September 4 - Parade, Nehru Nagar, Govind Nagar and Kakadev
September 5 - Danakhori, Shyam Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Nirala Nagar and Vinayakpuram
There are only three fogging machines with Urban Malaria department and six with Kanpur Nagar Nigam. Dr A K Singh, urban malaria officer said, "We have about 100 litre of chemical between three fogging machines, out of which one of the fogging machine is in Kanpur Dehat while the remaining two are being used in the city. In addition to the fogging machines, we have 25 litres of `Avaite' (anti-larvae) used to kill mosquito larvae -- which develop in stagnant water."
He, however, agreed that the amount of chemical used for fogging is insufficient in comparison to the area of the city. "It is unfortunate that the demand of the chemical exceeds actual supply in the city. Actually, the chemical is made available from Lucknow. Every month we are provided with only 20 litres of Avaite, which is not sufficient seeing the waterlogged areas of Kanpur," added the officer.
It was also said by the department officials that from this year onwards the city has been divided into 14 sectors. These are the areas where malarial cases are frequently registered which include Babupurwa, Maccharia, Bekanganj, Chamanganj and many more such areas. "All these areas/sectors are under individual inspectors who supervise fogging in different areas of the city," said one of the officials of the department.
But the health officials of Kanpur Nagar Nigam claimed that they are having sufficient chemicals and fogging machines to check the growth of deadly mosquitoes. Dr Pankaj Srivastava, additional health officer, KNN said, "We have six fogging machines and ample amount of chemical to carry out fogging process in the city."
Every year city hospitals register many cases of falciparum and vivax (kind of malarial virus). However, falciparum cases are less in comparison to vivax. Vivax, in contrast to falciparum, is curable and is not much complicated.
However, this year doctors have noticed that vivax infections have also become much more virulent. "Normally, vivax isn't that complicated, but in few cases we have noticed that this malaria is leading to serious complications. About the symptoms of the disease, along with recurrent high fever, a patient can even undergo pre-coma stage, which can ultimately lead to death," said Dr S N Shukla, a doctor at UHM.
Fogging them out
In order to check the growth of mosquitoes, KNN has released its fogging schedule --
August 24 - Anwaganj, Yashoda Nagar, Begampurwa, Parmat, Ravidaspuram and Kalyanpur
August 25 - Dalelpurwa, Pashupati Nagar, Babupurwa, Chunniganj, Gujaini and Sarvodaya Nagar
August 26 - Civil Lines, Naubasta, Kidwai Nagar, Khalasi Line, Ratanlal Nagar and Khaura
August 27 - Harbansh Mahaul, Hanspuram, Barra, Tilak Nagar and Vishnupuri
August 28 - Dada Nagar Factory area, Fazalganj industrial area, Juhi and Lajpat Nagar
August 29 - Maheswari Mohal, Sanigaon, Juhi, Sisamau, Saraymeeta and Nawabganj
August 31 - Krishna Nagar, Usmaanpur, Talakh Mohal , Panki and Geeta Nagar
September 1 - Generalganj, Gandhi Nagar, Juhi, Hamirpur Road, Colonel Ganj, Dabauli and Shastri Nagar
September 2 - Raipurwa, Basant Vihar, Jawahar Nagar and Vijay Nagar
September 3 - Naazirbagh, Harjinder Nagar, Jaurali, Ashok Nagar, Govind Nagar and Sarojini Nagar
September 4 - Parade, Nehru Nagar, Govind Nagar and Kakadev
September 5 - Danakhori, Shyam Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Nirala Nagar and Vinayakpuram
