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Written By: Editorial Team | Updated : October 25, 2012 3:23 PM IST
Reports have confirmed that the density of mosquito breeding spots was higher than the average housing index in many areas in the national capital. Officials of the municipal corporations and the Cantonment Board were directed by Delhi Health Minister Dr A K Walia to step up efforts to contain vector-borne diseases, particularly dengue and malaria.
National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme's anti-larval cross-checking reports state that density of breeding spots remains high in several areas, despite preventive measures such as fumigation. A statement from the minister's office said that as against the average house index of 7.4, the breeding spot density is 10 in Sangam Vihar, 12 in Uttam Nagar (Pankha Road), 18 in Mehrauli, 14 in Jharoda Dairy and 20 in the Delhi Cantonment area.
Reviewing the city's dengue situation, Dr Walia told health officials of the municipal corporations to particularly focus their anti-mosquito measures on water tanks placed on rooftops of high-rise buildings and those at construction sites. These places have reported maximum mosquito breeding. Walia asked builders to take precautions to ensure that construction sites were rid of stagnant water and open tanks which aid mosquito breeding.
The city has already been on an alert over the steady rise in the number of dengue cases this season. 7,000 commercial establishments and 81,658 households have been issued notices by the corporation after breeding spots were detected in those places. The report has come as a warning to the officials.
Blood banks were asked to make platelets available round the clock for dengue patients. The reports were satisfactory on this front, Dr Walia said.
Also read: Dengue: All you need to know
