New Delhi: Continue to see the rainy season, Delhi High Court told civil bodies in the capital to inform the steps taken to control mosquito infestations and prevent diseases transmitted through vectors such as malaria and dengue fever.
Chairman of Judge DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh gave time to three companies, the Delhi government, Jal Delhi, Delhi Cantonment, and the New Delhi City Council to submit the latest status report and register this issue to hear further on September 16.
“You submit a report on your latest status by looking at the rainy season,” said the bench, expressing concern that all possible increased diseases were transmitted through a vector in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic if the situation must be addressed immediately.
Previous companies said that they had inspected and campaigns public awareness and sprayed pesticides to control mosquito infestations and prevented the disease transmitted through vectors.
While starting the Suo Motu Pill on May 24, the court said that because of a pandemic, the steps that Delhi and the civil authorities had taken the back seat and they needed to attract their socks.
“We all see mosquito problems.
Let’s look at it.
If people are bleeding or something and they need to be hospitalized in Covid times, it will multiply the problem very badly,” he said.
Meanwhile, the North Delhi Municipal corporation said it took all steps, including focusing on health education and public awareness, to control the disease transmitted through vectors.
He claimed to have done home-to-home inspections, dealing with mosquito breeding and performing anti-larval steps and spraying insecticides in waterways, stagnant water and residential areas every week.
It has also issued Challans to homeowners who do not take steps to prevent mosquito maintenance in their place, even though there are clear instructions from the corporation.
A similar step was also taken by Delhi Municipal Corporation, according to his written statement, who said that until May 27, there were four cases of malaria, 10 dengue fever and two chikungunya in his area.
East Delhi Municipal Corporation said his party carried out vector supervision and conducted a public awareness campaign.
Until May 27, it has recorded a case of malaria and two dengue.
During the trial, Advocate Arpit Bhargav tried to intervene, said the court had issued orders at the same problem in 2017.
However, the bench said it would check the application after the status report was received.