“We launched a drive a
fortnight ago. We have also begun checking for breeding grounds at
workshops and pandals to tackle malaria and dengue,” said Dr. Deepak
Paropkari, medical officer of health, NMMC.

Dr. Ujwala Oturkar,
officer in-charge of the malaria department, said, “We have covered all
the workshops and 190 pandals. Fumigation is being conducted every
week.”

The civic body has printed two lakh pamphlets to distribute among devotees explaining breeding and the steps to prevent it.