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A resident Maqbool Sayyad informed that his 6-year-old son was diagnosed with dengue and is undergoing treatment at GMC for the last three days. "There are three more patients from Indira Nagar who are also undergoing treatment in GMC," he added while demanding that the authorities take steps to ensure that the disease does not spread.
Another resident, Mehboob Shaikh, who immediately notified the health authorities on detection of a fresh dengue case, informed that it is the responsibility of the panc
hayat to keep the drainages clean.
"The drainages in Wards 2 and 4 are not desilted and water stagnation is seen at many places. This is the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes," he added and called upon the panchayat to desilt the drains at the earliest.
Sources within Betki PHC, however, informed that dengue is caused by the aedes aegypti mosquito which breeds in clean water. "Therefore, the residents have to keep their surroundings clean and ensure that water is not collected in coconut shells, vases, unused tyres, plastic bottles, etc, where such mosquitoes breed," a health worker informed.
As a remedial measure, however, the health authorities undertook fogging of the surrounding area where fresh dengue cases were detected in Ward 4 of Indira Nagar.
When contacted, the panchayat authorities informed that this year they could not undertake desilting of drains as the tender for the same has been held up for want of technical sanction.
"This year, we have also been asked to a submit drainage plan, which was not required before," the authorities added while explaining the delay in getting the desilting tender passed.
"The drainages in Wards 2 and 4 are not desilted and water stagnation is seen at many places. This is the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes," he added and called upon the panchayat to desilt the drains at the earliest.
Sources within Betki PHC, however, informed that dengue is caused by the aedes aegypti mosquito which breeds in clean water. "Therefore, the residents have to keep their surroundings clean and ensure that water is not collected in coconut shells, vases, unused tyres, plastic bottles, etc, where such mosquitoes breed," a health worker informed.
As a remedial measure, however, the health authorities undertook fogging of the surrounding area where fresh dengue cases were detected in Ward 4 of Indira Nagar.
When contacted, the panchayat authorities informed that this year they could not undertake desilting of drains as the tender for the same has been held up for want of technical sanction.
"This year, we have also been asked to a submit drainage plan, which was not required before," the authorities added while explaining the delay in getting the desilting tender passed.
