New Delhi: cases of dengue fever have begun to rise in Delhi.
So far, capital has recorded 158 cases against 131 which was recorded in 2020 until this year.
On the second week of September alone, 34 dengue fever patients were found.
With the weather department that predicts more rainy days of this month, the opportunity for mosquito breeding will increase, experts said.
Citizenship officials, however, claim that things are considered worrying only when there is an increase in the number of cases with more than 2/3 of normal events.
“Things are controlled and we have sufficient insecticide stocks used for the purpose of spraying in lowland areas, rivers and other places.
We are also foggy in and around houses where cases of dengue fever are found,” said a person Officials of the South Municipal Delhi Company.
“The Major Challan drive is carried out on mosquito breeding in government offices and construction sites recently,” added the official.
“A total of 1,130 DBC workers and 1,300 active field staff on the ground fight against Dengue, Chikungunya and Malaria.
Besides 550 fogging machines, eight heavy vehicles, four power tankers, 1,070 hand pumps and 46 motorcycle pumps for insecticide sprays have been involved.” Municipal Corporation East Delhi, meanwhile, has launched a drive throughout the month to spray the anti-larvae in his jurisdiction and has made the four fever clinics, where immunosorben testing tests related to enzymes are carried out, fully operating.
“The case is being up and we have published new guidelines.
Fever clinics did not operate because their staff were involved in Covid-related tasks, but now, they were asked to continue their duties at the clinic,” the official said.