Besides that, the Corporation plans to seek the help of experts from Indian Council of Medical Research in controlling mosquite breeding.

According to a senior Corporation official, the civic body would discuss setting up ovitraps along the waterways in Chennai to trap t h e mosquitoes and kill the larvae at an early stage. An ovitrap is a cost-effective strategy in which fresh water dissolved with chemicals is kept in a vessel. Mosquitoes find such containers good source for breeding. When they visit the vessels to lay eggs, the chemical kills the insects and ensures that the eggs don’t hatch.

Admitting that complaints of the mosquito menace were pouring in from different parts of city, Corporation Health Official P Kuganantham said, “We are also unable to understand why there is a sudden spurt in mosquito population when compared to last year.” The civic body also plans massive awareness drives, including the playing of a five-minute documentary at all cinema theatres.