Salem Corporation intensifies anti-dengue measures

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Salem Corporation officials inspected a hotel at Ward 3 in Sooramangalam zone recently. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement.

The Salem Corporation has intensified its anti-dengue measures and is imposing fines on individuals who do not follow the instructions.

Due to the monsoon and dengue cases reported across the State, the Salem Corporation intensified its anti-dengue measures and are checking various locations in the 60 wards, and are destroying the mosquito breeding sources. As many as 780 domestic breeding checkers (DBC), under the supervision of sanitary officers, are undertaking door-to-door visits to remove stagnant water.

They are carrying out activities, including mixing abate and creating awareness among the public about preventing mosquito larvae. Malaria workers and health workers are visiting houses to remove tires and coconut shells. Four vehicle-mounted fogging machines and 22 pulse fogging machines are used for spraying mosquito repellent.

Salem Corporation officials said that bleaching powder, abate, pyrethrum, and technical malathion stocks are at an adequate level to control the mosquitoes. If the presence of aedes mosquitoes and adult mosquitoes that spread dengue fever is detected by the health workers, the Corporation officials are issuing notices under the Public Health Act and removing the sources of mosquitoes. On September 3 alone, the health workers removed 1,200 unused tires from 60 wards.

Likewise, in the past two weeks, fines of ₹10,000 were imposed on two homeowners, a car workshop, and hotel owners after mosquito larvae were found in water tanks. On behalf of the Corporation, an awareness video on anti-dengue measures to be followed by residents was circulated on social media platforms, officials added.

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