MCD kicks off dengue-malaria prevention month

A month-long campaign on combating vector-borne diseases was started by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Thursday, officials said.

Mayor Shelly Oberoi launched the 'Dengue-Malaria Prevention Month' campaign from ward number 86 of the Karol Bagh Zone of the MCD, they added.

Awareness programmes will now be conducted in each zone of the municipal body.

According to a municipal report issued on May 29, 74 cases of dengue and 23 cases of malaria have been reported in Delhi this year till May 27.

Mayor Oberoi emphasised that the MCD is on ''high alert'' regarding vector-borne diseases, adding that the cooperation of citizens is crucial to prevent them.

An awareness programme was held at the Community Centre in East Patel Nagar on Thursday.

Oberoi said the responsibility of the MCD increases further during the rainy season. Prevention of vector-borne diseases and waterlogging is a crucial responsibility of the corporation. The MCD is doing everything possible to prevent waterlogging on roads, she said.

Meanwhile, the mayor appealed for the support of the RWAs (Resident Welfare Associations) to aid in the prevention of dengue, malaria, and chikungunya. She emphasised that stagnant water in damaged containers, coolers, and pits, serves as potential breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

It is crucial for the prevention of the breeding of Aedes mosquitoes to ensure that water does not accumulate, she said.

In another statement, the mayor's office said Oberoi honoured 100 group housing societies-institutions in the Shahdara (South) Zone area of the MCD for achieving ''100 per cent segregation and disposal of waste''.

In a programme organised on Thursday at the Shahdara (South) Zone office, the mayor presented 'Sahbhagita Colony' certificates to 100 'Zero Waste' group housing societies and institutions, it said.

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