The Hindu 15.06.2012
Intensive anti-mosquito fogging operation launched by civic body
Focus on bus stands, markets, places of public congregation
Clearance drive:A Corporation worker carrying out anti-mosquito fogging in the city on Thursday.
: The Tiruchi Corporation on Thursday launched an
intensive anti-mosquito fogging and bio-larvicide spraying operation in
the city as part of the preventive measures to check the spread of
dengue fever.
“We have been carrying out the measures
at the ward level already and under the latest drive the concentration
is on public places such as bus stands, markets and other places of
public congregation. The measures will also be intensified at the ward
level,” Corporation Commissioner V.P.Thandapani told
The Hindu
. The drive would be a continuous measure in the coming months, he said.
Corporation
officials said the drive included anti-larvae measures through
application of abate solution in water containers, spraying or mixing of
bio-larvicide in drainages and other places where with stagnant water.
This apart, fogging is done to control adult mosquitoes.
City
Health Officer K.C.Cheran said Corporation sanitary workers were
conducting the operation. About 40 big fogging machines and 30 portable
ones are being used.
Mr.Thandapani also said the Corporation has mounted surveillance on fever cases.
A
senior entomologist has been assigned exclusively for the purpose and
was engaged in surveillance at households in vulnerable areas.
Dr.Cheran
said all private hospitals in the city have also been asked to report
to the CHO about cases of fever persisting for over five days.
In
a press release, Mr.Thandapani appealed to the city residents to clean
their water containers and tanks every three days using bleaching
powder.
All drinking water containers should be kept
closed, he said, and appealed to the residents to extend their
cooperation to the Corporation workers in carrying out fogging and
bio-larvicide spraying operation.