July 17th 2023.
The Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) is taking all necessary steps to prevent the outbreak of water-borne diseases like malaria and the fatal dengue illness during the monsoon. To create awareness, they have launched a massive publicity campaign. Furthermore, 32 dedicated teams comprising multi-purpose workers from the local public health centers are visiting each and every locality.
The health department has also issued notices to developers warning them of action if they fail to implement preventive measures at their on-going under construction sites in the twin-city. Construction sites found ignoring prospective breeding spots will face action for public negligence likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.
The MBMC has also appealed to people to follow simple precautionary measures to combat spread of epidemic such as by tightly closing the water tanks with lids, keeping the surroundings clean and hygienic, covering the vent pipes of toilets with filters, carrying out Abate treatment in large water storage containers or tanks and consulting a doctor or the nearest PHC immediately if suffering from high-grade fever. Civic chief Dilip Dhole also emphasized on the need for people to promote clean surroundings and make efforts to ensure water stagnation does not take place.
Apart from stray cases reported from slums, dengue cases are found to be more prevalent in posh residential pockets as indoors, the aedes mosquito breeds in feng-shui plants, flower pots, fish tanks and unused tyres. At present, 11 suspected dengue patients and 8 cases of malaria have been detected in the twin-city.
To make the exercise easy and effective, the MBMC has armed itself with 30 tempos equipped with fumigation machines. In addition, they are seeking citizen feedback as part of the Swachh Survekshan to make sure that they are performing better.
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